mageba – Project information Seoul–Busan High Speed Railroad (South Korea) Project description mageba scope Highlights & facts The Gyeongbu KTX (Korea Train Express) mageba supplied two RESTON®SA hydraulic between Seoul and Busan is South Korea’s dampers, each with a force capacity of mageba products: first high speed electric railway line and 1,500 kN and allowing movements of Type: RESTON®SA connects the north and south part of the ±100 mm (seismic design displacement hydraulic dampers country. Travellers from Seoul now reach ±30 mm). The dampers were designed Installation: 2016 Busan within less than 3 hours. according to the equation F = CVa, with Structure: C = 2,950 kN m/s, V = 0.259 m/s and α = 0.5 / 0.4. The high speed railway line has a total City: Daejeon length of 423.8 km. Four new stations As this type of bearings are velocity- Country: South Korea have been constructed to accommodate dependent devices, they primarily consist Type: High speed railway increased traffic between the regions and of a piston in a fluid-filled cylinder. bridge are set to open in conjunction with the Moreover, they allow free movements Completion: 2004 new line. of a structure during service conditions, Refurbishment: 2016 Top speed for trains in regular service but control displacements and dissipate Length: 423.8 km currently lies at 305 km/h (190 mph), energy during sudden movements caused, Owner: Korea Rail Network for example, by earthquakes or exceptional Authority though the infrastructure is designed to Contractor: Reflesh Construction traffic forces. reach speeds of 350 km/h (217 mph). Architect: Korea Infrastructure Safety Corporation The Gyeongbu KTX enables travellers to reach Installation of a RESTON®SA damper on the left site Illustration of the use of hydraulic dampers for energy anywhere in the country within three hours of the construction dissipation in case of an earthquake Seoul Deajeon Busan © 2016 Google Switzerland www.mageba.ch Version 2016.07 CH-EN ©mageba mageba sa - Solistrasse 68 - 8180 Bülach - Switzerland - T +41 44 872 40 50 - [email protected].