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2nd Namhae Bridge (South Korea)

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Highlights & facts
The 2nd Namhae Bridge is located in the mageba supplied and installed
southeast of the country and will link to TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints of mageba Products:
Namhae island. With its expected opening type LR18-LS100 with a movement capac- Type: TENSA®MODULAR
in 2018 it is in particular intended to re- ity of up to 1,750 mm and a total length LR18-LS100
lieve traffic and deal with increased freight of 41 m as well as TENSA®GRIP single gap TENSA®GRIP Typ RS RS-LS
traffic. expansion joints of type RS-LS with a total RESTON®SA
The bridge is designed as a single-span length of 46 m. hydraulic dampers
suspension bridge featuring a 890 m main Both joint types feature so-called “sinus Installation: 2017
span length supported by two pylons. Its plates” on their surface, which reduce
total length of 990 m is hence longer than noise from over-passing traffic by up to Structure:
the existing Namhae Bridge (660 m). 80 %. City: Namhae-gun,
Gyeongsangnam-do
Structural features such as the A-shaped Moreover, the contract comprised four
Country: South Korea
concrete towers that lean backwards at RESTON®SA hydraulic dampers with a load
Type: Suspension bridge
an angle of 8 % from the vertical and the capacity of 750 kN and longitudinal move-
location of the towers on the land due to ment capacity of ±1,000 mm (V=53 mm/s). Construction: 2016–2018
prevention of any impact on the marine Length: 990 m
environment, were the specific require- Owner: Busan Regional office of
Construction
ments of the bridge owner. Management
Contractor: GS E&C

The bridge connects the island of Namhae-gun

with the Hadong-gun in Gyeongsangnam-do TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints eqipped with RESTON®SA hydraulic damper during FPC (Factory
Province noise reducing “sinus plates” Production Control) testing

Seoul

Busan

Namhae-gun

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