Longitudinal bridge systems: Case Studies
Case Studies & Reports
Ingeniero Fernández Casado Stay Cable Bridge
The Ingeniero Fernández Casado Bridge near León in northern Spain was opened in 1983. At the time, it was the stay cable bridge with the world’s la ... more
Waterproof seismic protection for Çayırhan Bridge in Turkey
The Çayırhan Bridge crosses the Sariyar reservoir west of Ankara. Its pillars are periodically subjected to inundation. For the new bridge construc ... more
Huge bearings for India's new Signature Bridge
It is both a beauty and a political issue: the Signature Bridge across the Yamuna river connecting Delhi to Wazirabad. A visual hallmark and specia ... more
New construction of the Schiersteiner Bridge: spherical bearings for 6,000 t of structural load
The Schiersteiner Bridge ranks among the most significant new highway bridge constructions in Germany. The challenge is the enormous structural wei ... more
Triple protection for railroad bridge in Greece
A combination of large hydraulic dampers, sliding isolation pendulums and shear keys protects the new railroad bridge SG26 in Greece against seismi ... more
TEUPE scaffolding technology for the concrete refurbishment of the Flehe Bridge
After more than 40 years in service, the pylon of the Flehe Bridge over the Rhine between Düsseldorf and Neuss required extensive concrete refurbis ... more
Challenging pylon scaffolding on Rotterdam's Willems Bridge
The refurbishment of the pylons on Rotterdam's Willems Bridge proved to be a tremendous challenge for installing the scaffolding. All scaffolding a ... more
Strengthening of the A44 approach bridges near Leiden, The Netherlands
The bridge accommodating the A44 Motorway near the city of Leiden northeast of The Hague is more than 50 years old. Here, two parallel steel bascul ... more
The new Hunte Bridge is Germany’s largest single-leaf bascule bridge
Between the municipality of Berne and the town of Elsfleth in the Wesermarsch administrative district northwest of Bremen, a new bascule bridge was ... more
Vietnam’s longest sea crossing bridge at Lach Huyen
The new Lach Huyen deep sea port near the city of Hai Phong in the Gulf of Tonkin is one of the most important infrastructure projects that is curr ... more