Bearings
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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 be... [more]
Singapore has put a gem into its architectural crown, the “Jewel Changi Airport”. The largest single-layer steel-glass construction and the world’s la... [more]
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 estimate i... [more]
In 2002, construction work for the largest combined railroad/road bridge in India started. The Bogibeel Bridge owes its name to a secluded village in ... [more]
The large-scale extraction of gas in the area around Groningen results in frequent “artificial” earthquakes triggered by subterranean landslips. Calcu... [more]
Bangkok is expanding its local transportation network: the completely new Red Line is designed as an elevated railroad. The name is derived from the c... [more]
The Çayırhan Bridge crosses the Sariyar reservoir west of Ankara. Its pillars are periodically subjected to inundation. For the new bridge constructio... [more]
It is both a beauty and a political issue: the Signature Bridge across the Yamuna river connecting Delhi to Wazirabad. A visual hallmark and special t... [more]
The Schiersteiner Bridge ranks among the most significant new highway bridge constructions in Germany. The challenge is the enormous structural weight... [more]
Dubai is known for its extreme and innovative structures – correspondingly high are the requirements of the Roads & Transport Authority. For the bridg... [more]
Extremely constricted space and high loads – this was the general framework for the bearing replacement at the Reichsbridge in Vienna. MAURER mastered... [more]
The Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaâ El Djazïr) will be the third biggest in the world and has to last for at least 500 years – at least theoretically.... [more]
For a new highway bridge near Parma, MAURER developed a tailor-made concept of pendulum bearings, lead rubber bearings, and modular expansion joints. ... [more]
mageba seismic isolator RESTON-PENDULUM bearings are based on the functional principle of a pendulum. They allow a structure to become horizontally di... [more]
mageba LASTO®HDRB High Damping Rubber Bearings isolate a structure from the movements of the ground during an earthquake and thus limit the seismic en... [more]
A special design has been developed for the vertically-oriented bearings between the towers and the deck of the Queensferry Crossing across the Firth ... [more]
The Queensferry Crossing, currently under construction across the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland, is being built to carry most of the traffic... [more]
The Zenit Arena in St. Petersburg is a spectacular project. Being designed by the Japanese Architect Kisho Kirokawa, in respect of structural engineer... [more]
In the framework of the European research project SILER (Seismic-Initiated events risk mitigation in Lead-cooled Reactors), MAURER developed a bridgin... [more]
The replacement of roller bearings is a reoccurring necessity: now however, for a first time the maintenance section of the headquarters of DB Netz AG... [more]
