forces in motion

More compact and improved: ETA-20/0028 for the XC1 expansion joint

… Innovation is quite big a word; however, the improvements are often in many small details. The MAURER XC1 expansion joint for road bridges sets a good example. Six improvements are the result of years of…

19 MN horizontal forces require vertically installed special bridge bearings

… forces. For this reason, half of the bearings have been installed vertically. To this end, MAURER developed a special solution to ensure that no gaps can arise betweenthe sliding surfaces. In this…

First hospital with seismic isolation in Mexico City

… seismic isolation made of elastomeric bearings for the first time. With its extensive know-how, MAURER was already involved in the planning phase and supplied 243 isolators, mainly lead rubber bearings.…

Record bridge in Shanghai with expansion joints from Munich

…t of almost 2 meters in longitudinal direction at both bridge ends. The expansion joints were manufactured at MAURER in Munich. The “Hutong Yangtze River Bridge” (“Hu” is the abbreviation for Shanghai, “Tong”for…

30-ton bearings for the new Danube Bridge in Bratislava

… the bearings will have to accommodate 4,000 t of horizontal forces. The bearing specialist MAURER has built the bearings, being the only manufacturer capable of designing bearings with these…

Noise-reduced expansion joints with special “tunneling”

… be watertight and noise-reduced and must be usable for all road users in the streetcar track area. MAURER developed a customized solution for the roadway expansion joints with a length of up to 43 m. In the…

400-ton pendulum in the onion

… the structure. The mass blockconsists of a massive steel box that was filled with concrete on site. MAURER not only manufactured the steel construction but also supervised the entireassembly and put the…

8-ton mass dampers for the tennis elite in Paris

… Paris, the top matches will take place without breaks due to rain – thanks to a new retractable roof. MAURER equipped the slender steel construction with dampers which immediately respond to vibra- tions: to…

Replacement of expansion joints took only 45 minutes

… A23 highway bridge. The only way to adhere to the ambitious time schedule was the use of MMBS (MAURER Modular Bridging System). The bridging system had been tested by the client, ASFINAG (Autobahn- und…