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SPHERICAL BEARINGS FOR THE NEW ROAD LINK IN THE ROTTERDAM REGION ON A16 HIGHWAY
SPHERICAL BEARINGS FOR THE NEW ROAD LINK IN THE ROTTERDAM REGION ON A16 HIGHWAY
FPC ITALIA, in collaboration
with Freyssinet Zuidwest (Nederland), got the design and the production
of the TETRON SB bearings for the extension of the A16/A13 highway.
In order to improve access
to Rotterdam and to the surrounding region, the Groene Boog consortium
(a JV of Besix, Dura Vermeer, Mobilis and van Oord contractors), are in
charge of the construction of the new 11 km highway between the A16 Terbregseplein
and the A13 Rotterdam The Hague airport.
The new road will be situated
on the North-East area of Rotterdam.
Freyssinet Nederland is in
charge of the design and construction of the two ILM decks that are approx.
450 m long.
The supply of FPC ITALIA
is consisting of fixed, sliding guided and free sliding spherical bearings
with significant vertical loads from approx 30,000 kN and horizontal loads
up to 2,000 kN.
The movement is up to 400
mm and all the bearings are equipped with tapered plates to compensate
the slopes of the structure.
The bearings will be installed
on the structure 52A.
The bearings, designed by
the FPC ITALIA/ATLANTE technical department, are provided with the special
high-performance sliding material ISOGLIDE covered by ETA 17/0808 and CE
marked.