Road and highway bridges
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| # | Name | Country | main span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foothills Parkway Bridge Two | USA | 54864 m |
| 2 | Scarborough Bridge | USA | 26085 m |
| 3 | 1915 Çanakkale Bridge | Turkey | 2023 m |
| 4 | Akashi Kaikyo Bridge | Japan | 1990.8000 m |
| 5 | Nanjing Xianxin Road Yangtze River Bridge | China | 1760 m |
| 6 | Yangsigang Bridge | China | 1700 m |
| 7 | Nansha Bridge (East) | China | 1688 m |
| 8 | Xihoumen Bridge | China | 1650 m |
| 9 | Great Belt East Bridge | Denmark | 1624 m |
| 10 | Osman Gazi Bridge | Turkey | 1550 m |
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Expansion Joint Opens Horizontally in the Middle of the Bridge
The new Clyde Crossing in Glasgow is a double swing bridge that opens at the centre, thanks in part to the special expansion joint from MAURER (Type DS 4 HL). With its unique hydraulic system, it can control ... [more]
Special Bearings and Noise Reduction for Leverkusen
Special restraints for the bearings and noise reduction on the expansion joints – MAURER supplied high-quality special elements for the first new section of the bridge over the Rhine in Leverkusen.
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Spherical Segment Bearings in lieu of Roller Bearings
As part of the rehabilitation of the A 81 federal motorway at the Kocher Viaduct, MAURER replaces the old roller bearings made of stainless steel with modern spherical segment bearings. The patented bearing type was developed precisely f ... [more]
Literature
- (2014): Acondicionamiento sísmico del pontón de la Ribeira dos Limos. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 65, n. 273 (3rd Quarter 2014), pp. 221-231.
- (1995): Acoustic emission monitoring of bridges under heavy truck loading. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Extending the Lifespan of Structures, San Francisco, CA, USA, August 1995, pp. 225-230.
- (2002): Advances made in Transportation Structures by the Design and Construction of Timber Vehicular Bridges in Ghana. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Towards a Better Built Environment - Innovation, Sustainability, Information Technology, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 September 2002, pp. 9-16.
- (1998): Analyse dynamique de l'interaction pont-véhicules pour les ponts routiers. I. Aspects numériques. In: Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering / Revue canadienne de génie civil, v. 25, n. 1 (February 1998), pp. 161-173.
- (1998): Analyse dynamique de l'interaction pont-véhicules pour les ponts routiers. II. Application au pont de Senneterre au Québec. In: Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering / Revue canadienne de génie civil, v. 25, n. 1 (February 1998), pp. 174-187.
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