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Dual purpose

Renovation of a narrow river crossing in Hungary – originally built as a railway bridge but later converted to also accommodate road traffic on the same single-lane surface – required the rapid development and delivery of a tailored-to-suit expansion joint solution

Vibration elimination

mageba’s expertise in developing detailed vibration isolation solutions for buildings is demonstrated by an ongoing project in the Swiss Alps – protecting a transportation hub’s users from vibrations from a gondola-type cable car ropeway

Skewed angle

The expansion joints supplied for the construction of new bridge structures on Zurich’s northern bypass highway are special for the highly skewed crossing angle for which they required to be designed

Sleep easy

Following the Puebla earthquake which destroyed many buildings in Mexico City in 2017, work is continuing to strengthen buildings that survived, preparing them for even bigger future shocks – in some cases with mageba protective devices

Champlain challenge

The specification for the supply of the modular expansion joints required by the New Champlain Bridge in Montreal was particularly demanding in a number of ways

Case studies showing installation of large modular expansion joints in cable-supported bridges

An ICSBOC 2018 conference paper describes the particular challenges that can arise in the installation of expansion joints in cable-supported bridges, and associated solutions

Müthiş değiştirme hızı!

Hamburg'daki Köhlbrand Köprüsü'nün yeni TENSA®MODULAR genleşme derzleri, “Quick-Ex” (hızlı değişim) tipindedir ve bu, zamanı geldiğinde değiştirilmelerini çok daha kolay hale getirir; hem de değişimin trafik üzerinde etkisi çok az olur veya hiç olmaz.

Ankrajsız genleşme derzinin avantajı

Hollanda'nın Venlo yakınlarındaki A73 karayolu üzerinde yer alan “3 Kroonen” köprüsü için, mageba’nın TENSA®CRETE RE-LS100 ankrajsız tek açıklıklı derzlerinin, Smits Neuchâtel Infrastructuur B.V. şirketi ortaklığıyla kurulumu yapıldı.

Hello Delhi

The people of Delhi, India’s great northern metropolis, have reason to be happy now that their long-awaited Signature Bridge in the suburb of Wazirabad has finally opened to traffic – and we at mageba are also delighted to have contributed to the construction and future maintenance of this spectacular structure

Source of the Nile

Crossing the Nile River where it flows out of Lake Victoria in Uganda, the New Jinja Bridge, dubbed “The Source of the Nile Bridge”, is equipped with a modern, noise-reduced TENSA®MODULAR expansion joint at one end – a first for Africa!

Arctic demands in Norway

The construction of the Hålogaland Bridge in a remote area of northern Norway presented many challenges – some of which were addressed by the use of well-specified key components

Leafy suburb in Colorado

The city of Lone Tree in Colorado, at the south edge of Denver’s metropolitan area, is the proud owner of an iconic new pedestrian bridge – which we are equally proud to have equipped with RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings

Linking Lima

A current major infrastructure project in the Peruvian capital involves the construction of a number of highway viaducts and pedestrian bridges – four of which feature mageba key components

A common refurbishment though remarkable

In 2016, mageba carried out a bearing inspection with technical assessment of the bridge’s bearings. Since April 2018 mageba has been involved in the refurbishment, carrying out the heavy lifting for the bearing replacement as well as the installation of new expansion joints.

Building on experience

The Cibeles Tower in Mexico City is currently undergoing a major renovation, with mageba shock absorbers at every level protecting it against earthquakes of the kind that have damaged it in the past

Bayonne expansion

The ongoing project to lift the Bayonne Bridge, increasing clearance beneath it for post-Panamax ships, involves the installation of new expansion joints of various types along its length

Barkley flexibility

The new Lake Barkley Crossing in Kentucky has been equipped with particularly flexible mageba modular expansion joints

In memory of Thomas Spuler

2nd October 1956 to 1st March 2018

Successful mageba Symposium 2018

1st mageba Symposium for expansion joints and bridge bearings took place in Munich. Impressions of a successful premiere.