forces in motion

Noise-reduced expansion joints with special “tunneling”

New bridge in the city center of Gothenburg requires creativity and cooperation Gothenburg. A streetcar running on a bridge is not uncommon. However, this presents a challenge in Gothenburg since…

Record bridge in Shanghai with expansion joints from Munich

Hutong Bridge on the Yangtze requires 36-m-long expansion joints withlongitudinal movements of 1,800 mm. Munich, Shanghai. Once again, China has built a record bridge: sinceJuly 1, 2020, the Hutong…

400-ton pendulum in the onion

Concrete-steel mass block damping vibrations in the Baku Tower. Baku. In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, the tallest building in the Caucasus was built. The 277-m high Baku Tower is constantly…

8-ton mass dampers for the tennis elite in Paris

New roof above the center court of Roland Garros must not vibrate. Paris. At the next Grand Slam in Paris, the top matches will take place without breaks due to rain – thanks to a new retractable…

Replacement of expansion joints took only 45 minutes

Prater Bridge Vienna: Replacement of all movable expansion joint parts without full closure Vienna. The police had to stop traffic only three times for 15 minutes to lift the central supports of the…

Special bearings for the modernized Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Monument protection requires highly sophisticated bearing concepts to enable the roofing of the historical arena. Munich, Helsinki. The historical Helsinki Olympic Stadium is subjected to fundamental…

Roof provides mass for seismic protection

Vibration absorbers stabilize 9-story building in Peru against earthquakes Arequipa, Munich. How can a modern building with a soft-framed structure be protected against earthquakes without investing…

Baerl Rhine Bridge: ninety meters of expansion joints replaced

Crane lifts 25-t swivel joist expansion joints in one piece into position. Munich, Bearl. In total, 90 m of expansion joints were replaced at the Baerl Rhine Bridge between 2017 and 2019. The largest…

4,700 RAILROAD BRIDGE BEARINGS FOR THE NEW RED LINE IN BANGKOK

MAURER is pioneering with durable and maintenance-free bearings in the tropical climate of Thailand. Bangkok. Bangkok is expanding its local transportation network: the completely new "Red Line is"…