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Brief Read how for 15 years Eliminator has been used

Summary on several high profile collaborations in Turkey,
which has lead to being part of the new Yavuz
Sultan Selim Bridge (Bosphorus 3 bridge).

Title Eliminator® protects the world’s longest

combined motorway and railway bridge.

Project Client: Turkish State General directorate of

Information Highways (KGM) Main
Contractor: ICA Consortium
Authorised Contractor: ERSE Teknolojik Yapilar

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Project Project Overview
Overview
Built in the north of Istanbul - Turkey between
2013-2016, the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, or
‘Bosphorus 3’, as it is often called is part of the
projected 260km long Northern Marmara
highway. Once complete, the highway will
bypass urban areas of Istanbul in the north
connecting Kınalı, Silivri in the west and Paşaköy,
Hendek in the east.
This suspension cable bridge is designed for both
rail and cars. It is the longest combined
motorway / railway bridge in the world and is

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 the eighth longest suspension bridge.
Aside from its sheer length and size, the bridge is
equally significant for its powerful logistical
positioning: when it is finished, the new rail
system running over the bridge will include
Marmaray and Istanbul Metro connecting Asia
and Europe, Ataturk Airport, Sabiha Gokcen
Airport and the third airport set to be opened in
2018. This is important, not only for Turkey, but
for the rest of the world, as it will be part of a
‘New Silk Road’ linking China and Europe by rail.

Image Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge (Bosphorus 3 bridge):

Product Product Selection

Selection
Over the past fifteen years, the state highways
agency, KGM, has specified Stirling Lloyd’s
Eliminator system for several successful high
profile collaborations in Turkey. Such celebrated
schemes include the Osman Gazi Bridge, Fatih
Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Bosphorus Bridge and
Haliç Bridges. As a result, it was the obvious
choice for KGM to select the Eliminator system
for this project, too.
For work of this scale and size, it was essential
that the bridge deck waterproofing would not
only provide proven long lasting protection, but
also allow quick and easy application. Stirling
Lloyd’s Eliminator system addressed both of
these objectives.
The coating process began on 28th March 2016
and was completed on 24th April 2016, in time
for the bridge’s inauguration ceremony on 26th
August 2016. In total, the Eliminator system was
used to cover 37,435m2.

Image Eliminator colour coded spray application:

Application Application

For this project, there were two separate areas

to which the Eliminator system needed to be
applied: the main bridge deck and the walkways.

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 There were two elements to the waterproofing
process: the preparation, directly followed by
the application of the waterproofing system
itself. Firstly the steel bridge deck was prepared
by shot blasting using metallic grit. An inspection
by Stirling Lloyd’s Technical Team confirmed that
the preparation had provided the Sa 2.5
Standard specified. This was followed by the
cold, spray application of the Eliminator system,
the speed of which was paramount to meet the
tight deadline on the project.

The authorised contractors, ICA, were able to

apply 1500m2 on average of the bridge
waterproofing system per day, enabling quick
contract progression. This was facilitated by the
fact that each element of the Eliminator system
cures in under an hour, allowing the next
element to be applied immediately afterwards.

Image Wet film thickness testing:

Positive Positive Results

Results
Daghan Erel, Regional Sales Manager at Stirling
Lloyd Polychem, for Turkey and Central Asia
comments: “The Yavuz Selim Sultan Bridge is an
extremely important, high profile project. The
bridge will play a key role in international trade
for many years to come, so we were pleased to
have been chosen to provide the protection. As
well as being a major element of the new rail
system that will connect Europe and Asia,
highway traffic on the existing Bosphorus bridges
will also be significantly reduced as a result of
this construction.

“Given all the hard work and time that has gone
into constructing the bridge, there was added
pressure to ensure the Eliminator was applied
effectively to optimise protection of the bridge
for years to come. We had a skilled team of
workers on board to make sure this objective
was met. With an impressive track record on
major projects across the world, we are
confident that our product will stand the test of

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 time, reducing future maintenance costs and the
inherent disruption."

Image Bridge stanchions:

Summary Summary

Based on their positive experiences in the past,

KGM turned to the Eliminator system to provide
the long-lasting protection that this high profile
structure required. The system’s ease and speed
of application, rapid curing, toughness, durability
and ability to withstand difficult site conditions
meant that the strict project programme was
maintained, while these physical attributes of
the system will in turn help to minimise long-
term maintenance costs and extend the service
life of the bridge.

Image View out over the Bosphorus:

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