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| # | Name | Country | main span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viaduc des Rochers Noirs | France | 139765 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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First MSM® Swivel Joist Expansion Joint on a German Motorway
Unexpected settlements at the western abutment meant that the Dultenaugraben Bridge between Rheinfelden and Lörrach had to be renovated. For the first time on a German motorway, MAURER installed an MSM® Swivel Joist Expansion Joint with ... [more]
Huge Spherical Bearings with 120 MN Superimposed Load
At the Weißenthurm-Neuwied bridge over the river Rhine, the worn PTFE pot bearings were replaced with spherical bearings equipped with the special sliding material MSM®. The challenge was their size: With a diameter of 2.4 m and weighing ... [more]
A New Major Bridge over the Elbe River
Nuremberg-based K+S Ingenieur-Consult GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of SRP Schneider & Partner Ingenieur Consult GmbH, Kronach, is planning the large new Elbe bridge as part of the new construction of the A14 Magdeburg-Schwerin mot ... [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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