Bridges and Viaducts: Case Studies
Case Studies & Reports
Kömürhan Bridge – the world’s fourth longest single pylon cable-stayed bridge
Constructed over the Karakaya Dam Lake, the Kömürhan Bridge will soon forge part of the Malatya-Elazig State highway in Eastern Turkey. Measuring 6 ... more
400-ton Pendulum in the Onion
In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, the tallest building in the Caucasus was built. The 277-m high Baku Tower is constantly subjected to enormous w ... more
8-ton mass dampers for the tennis elite in Paris
At the next Grand Slam in Paris, the top matches will take place without breaks due to rain – thanks to a new retractable roof. MAURER equipped the ... more
Rehabilitation of the Emmerich Rhine Bridge
The Emmerich Rhine Bridge carries federal highway 220 over the Rhine. The cable-stayed bridge, which is 1,144 meters long in total, was opened in 1 ... more
Complex movable suspended scaffold structure for the Hochmosel bridge
The Hochmosel bridge near Ürzig in Rhineland-Palatinate is a new road bridge in the course of the Hochmosel crossing, which will connect the Benelu ... more
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
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
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
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