forces in motion

Great Mosque of Algiers: 500 Years of Protection against Earthquakes

MAURER develops hybrid solution made of pendulum bearings and hydraulic dampers. Algiers, Munich. The Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaâ El Djazïr) will be the third biggest in the world and has to last…

MAURER designed sliding lamella-expansion joints for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

The installation of the expansion joints has to be fast and uncomplicated. Zhuhai, Munich. Presently, the 35 km long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) is being constructed over the Pearl River…

Earthquake Proof Pendulum Bearings for the Taro-Bridge

Tailor Made Structural Protection System for an Italian Highway Bridge. Munich. For a new highway bridge near Parma, MAURER developed a tailor made concept of pendulum bearings, lead rubber…

All directional movable expansion joint bears 40 tons

86 m long und 1.25 m wide MAURER Expansion Joint protects the Triumphal Arch of Bucharest. Munich/Bucharest. The industrial monument “Triumphal Arch of Bucharest“ was subject to a complete overhaul…

Football Stadium Zenit St. Petersburg: Gazprom-Arena

Uplift Forces, high loads, high rotations. St. Petersburg, Munich. The Gazprom-Arena in St. Petersburg is a spectacular project. Being designed by the Japanese Architect Kisho Kirokawa, in respect of…

Fatigue-Proof an Wear-Free Tuned Mass Dampers

Dampers for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai, München. Presently, and starting from Hong Kong, the 35km long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is being constructed over the delta of the Pearl…

Izmit Bay Bridge: 4 m more leeway in case of earthquake

Even after an earthquake of magnitude 8, MAURER Fusebox ensures trafficability of the suspension bridge with the 2nd longest main span in the world. Munich, Izmit. The suspension bridge with the 2nd…