forces in motion

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

400-ton pendulum in the onion

Concrete-steel mass block damping vibrations in the Baku Tower. Baku. In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, the tallest building in the Caucasus was built. The 277-m high Baku Tower is constantly

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

Extreme Heat, High Contact Pressure: New Sliding Material for Dubai

MAURER-Innovation MSM® Plus endures 60°C and 40 MPa. Dubai, Munich. Dubai is known for its extreme and innovative structures – correspondingly high are the requirements of the Roads & Transport

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

Little Space, High Loads, and Many Emotions

MAURER replaces old pot bearings at the Vienna Reichsbridge with compact spherical bearings. Vienna, München. Extremely constricted space and high loads – this was the general framework for the

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

Stadsbrug Nijmegen: a beauty with waves and curves

First wave joints in Holland and 3 m high Edge Structures. Munich, Nijmegen. Nijmegen in Holland made a gift to itself: „De Stadsbrug“ (city bridge) over the Waal river is, with its arches and