Ijssel Bridge (Netherlands)
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mageba – Project information Ijssel Bridge (Netherlands) Project description 100 % mageba-owned subsidiary mageba- Highlights & facts The new Ijssel bridge was designed with Shanghai. Design requirements demanded bearings which should be able to take ver- the goal of replacing the old Hutch-Deck mageba products: tical loads up to approx. 62’000 kN, hori- bridge located in Zwolle, the Netherlands. Type: 36 RESTON®SPHERICAL With a longitude of more than 1‘000 m zontal loads of 20’000 kN and movements type KA and KE the new railway bridge shall improve the of 1‘050 mm. The largest bearing weighted Features: max. v-load 62‘000 kN connectivity of the railroad system of the approx. 5’000 kg. Design of bearings were max. h-load 20‘000 kN north-east axis. Design of superstructure carried out for each bearing independent- max. mov. 1‘050 mm is based on 18 independent segments. 18 ly in order to better suit client’s require- Installed: 2009 ments. Superstructure is supported by 19 axis equipped with spherical bearings ty- Structure: piers. On one axis adjacent to the river, the pes KA and KE support the complete su- City: Zwolle Bridge superstructure is fixed to the pier perstructure. The main bridge span, with Country: Netherlands through a monolithic connection. On all a length of approx. 150 m, allow the conti- Built: 2008–2010 other axis piers are equipped with respec- nues ship traffic improving the past traffic Type: Truss bridge tively one KA and one KE bearing allowing conditions. Length: 926 m bridge’s dilatation along both abutments Delivered products at each end of the bridge. Design of bea- rings started in December 2009. In order For this project mageba supplied 36 to fulfil client’s requirements, bearings RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings types KA and were produced and delivered in 4 batches. KE. Bearings were produced at mageba’s The first batch arrived at the jobsite in March 2010. The Ijssel Bridge is located near Zwolle in north- The installed RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings allow eastern Netherlands The new railway bridge during construction movements of over 1‘000 mm Amsterdam Germany © 2012 Google Version 2016.02 CH-EN ©mageba mageba sa - Solistrasse 68 - 8180 Bülach - Switzerland - T +41 44 872 40 50 - [email protected].