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Project information Golden Ears Bridge (Canada) Project description a wide range of loads from 4,170 kN to Highlights & Facts The Golden Ears Bridge, near Vancouver, –2,790 kN (uplift), longitudinal movements of 3,100 mm (122 in), transverse British Columbia, creates an important mageba products: new transportation link across the Fra- movements of 50 mm (2 in) and rotations of 0.039 radians about the x-axis and 0.010 Type: 12 TENSA®MODULAR ser River. The bridge, with three main expansion joints, with up spans each 242 m (795 ft) long, features radians about the y-axis. to 17 gaps, and 4 special an unusual hybrid cable stayed system uplift bearings designed to ensure a specified perfor- Expansion Joints: Features: Uplift bearings mance in the case of defined earthquake In addition to the bearings, 12 Installation: 2009 events. The bearings and expansion joints TENSA®MODULAR LR expansion joints for the bridge are also subjected to such were supplied by mageba. The largest, Structure: demands, making their design and fabrica- type LR17 with 17 individual gaps, will al- City: Vancouver tion an interesting challenge. low longitudinal movements of 1,350 mm Country: Canada (53 in). The joints are also equipped with Type: Hybrid cable stay design mageba scope ‘Fuse-Box’ earthquake protection devices Completed: 2009 Main Span Bearings: which prevent serious damage to the joint, Length: 2,410 m 1.45 mi with and the connecting bridge structure, in the 3 main spans each 242 m mageba supplied four custom-designed event of an earthquake. The ‘Fuse-Box’ (794 ft) long uplift bearings, pre-compressed for fre- also enables the modular expansion joint Contractor: GCCJV (Bilfinger Berger quent load reversal. Each bearing weighs to continue to allow passage of emergency and others) a massive 17 tons and can accommodate vehicles after a seismic event. Owner: TransLink The bridge crosses the Fraser River near Installation of LR17 expansion joint featuring Vancouver, Canada Preparing the special bearings for transport “Fuse-Box” seismic protection Canada Vancouver Island USA © 2012 Google Version 2017.05 INT-EN ©mageba mageba International - 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor - New York, NY 10022 - T 212-317-1991 - [email protected].

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