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Modular joints

TENSA-MODULAR LR

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Expansion joints

Characteristics

  • Typical movements: 120 to 2500 mm

  • Exceptional movement flexibility

  • Modular design, bolted connections for easy maintenance

  • Can be equpipped with noise-reducing surfacing

Principle

mageba TENSA-MODULAR multiple-gap expansion joints can accommodate movements in every direction and rotations about every axis. The expansion joints can be used for longitudinal movements of as little as 120 mm, or for very large movements of well over 2,400 mm. The total movement of the bridge deck is divided among a number of individual gaps which are created by horizontal surface beams. The individual gaps are sealed by watertight elastomeric profiles, and surface beam movements are regulated by an elastic control system. The drainage of the joint is via the drainage system of the bridge deck.

Applications

TENSA-MODULAR expansion joints are used when the movements of a bridge exceed the capacity of a single gap joint or other expansion joint types for small movements. The watertight system, which was invented by mageba several decades ago, is designed on a modular basis and can be tailored to satisfy the specific requirements of almost any structure.

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Installed 24-gap expansion joint allowing 1,920 mm of movement and weighing 41,000 kg

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Control system with control springs and connection plates

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Installation works on the Run Yang Bridge

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Transport of a modular expansion joint

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A large modular expansion joint is being placed in the recess of the bridge

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Installation of a modular expansion joint

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Transverse movement capacity of the joint

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Vertical movement capacity of the joint

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Fatigue testing of a modular joint

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Seismic testing of a modular expansion joint

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FUSE-BOX during an earthquake

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TENSA MODULAR expansion joint equipped with noise-reducing sinus plates