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Replacement of expansion joints in just 45 minutes
The replacement of all movable expansion joint parts of the Prater Bridge, the most frequented road bridge in Vienna, was executed without the full ... [more]
Special bearings for the modernized Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The listed Olympic Stadium in Helsinki is being modernized which includes the addition of a new roof that covers the stands around the entire oval. ... [more]
When the Roof provides mass for seismic protection…
Mass is usually a problem under seismic loading. But when you convert the heavy roof slab of a concrete structure into a tuned-mass damper, then it ... [more]
Baerl Bridge: 90 m of expansion joints replaced
During regular maintenance of the bridge between Duisburg-Beeckerwerth and -Baerl, the 30 year old expansion joints had to be replaced while keepin ... [more]
Singapore's "jewel" resting on spherical bearings
Singapore has put a gem into its architectural crown, the “Jewel Changi Airport”. The largest single-layer steel-glass construction and the world’s ... [more]
First earthquake-proof railroad bridge expansion joint
The new intercity line Toluca–Mexico City is scheduled to become operational early in 2021. It has a length of 57.7 km. The daily passenger estimat ... [more]
Dampers for “Butterfly Towers” of Bucharest
Bucharest is about to get a “huge butterfly”: two slim office towers, the floor plan of which resembles a butterfly. The wing tips are designed as ... [more]
Bogibeel Bridge is the second-longest combined railroad/road bridge in Asia
In 2002, construction work for the largest combined railroad/road bridge in India started. The Bogibeel Bridge owes its name to a secluded village ... [more]
Earthquake protection for listed Dutch farmhouse
The large-scale extraction of gas in the area around Groningen results in frequent “artificial” earthquakes triggered by subterranean landslips. Ca ... [more]
World’s biggest transportable Ferris wheel celebrates "topping-out"
In mid-April 2019 Hi-Sky Munich, the world’s biggest transportable Ferris wheel, will celebrate its maiden ride. The gigantic masts of the new attr ... [more]