forces in motion

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…

Special bearings for the modernized Helsinki Olympic Stadium

… monument protection, architectural conditions, significant wind loads and high safety requirements, MAURER has developed special MSM® Uplift Spherical Bearings. They protect the new roof against uplift forces,…

Roof provides mass for seismic protection

… roof consisting of an elastically mounted mass plate. As a well-versed partner for seismic damping, MAURER was brought in. The building owner of the 9-story building is the insurance broker Consejeros. This…

Baerl Rhine Bridge: ninety meters of expansion joints replaced

… tons. “Its mere size presented a challenge,“ reports civil engineer Holger Redecker, branch manager for MAURER Northern Europe in Dortmund. MAURER was the principal contractor for the expansion joint…

A jewel resting on spherical bearings

… construction and the world’s largest indoor waterfall – both resting on 14 spherical bearings from MAURER. A new showcase project of the bearing specialists from Munich. Singapore is a booming metropolis…

Earthquake-proof railroad bridge expansion joint

… line Toluca–Mexico City is scheduled to become operational early in 2021. The special feature is the MAURER seismic protection system for two long viaducts. For this purpose, so-called guided cross-ties, the…

How to more than double the lifetime of a bridge with the least possible effort?

…More on page 26 of the MAURER MAGazin's

Dampers for the Butterfly Towers of Bucharest

MAURER designs and supplies structural engineering dampers for protection against earthquakes and wind.