One of MAURER's latest global projects is Felipe Angeles Airport in Mexico.
The airport location area is prone to frequent earthquakes. The area of the building itself is 215,000 sq. m. Therefore, the entire structure was seismically isolated from the foundation. This airport is the largest structure protected from earthquakes in Latin America.
For this project, MAURER supplied 473 SIP-DR-type bearings. These bearings had to solve the following key tasks:
Reduce the horizontal acceleration coefficient from 6 to 0.1 g. As a result, the structure installed on the bearings could move freely in all directions, allowing displacement of up to 300 mm in each direction.
Slow down and limit horizontal friction.
Return the structure to its original state after an earthquake.
These bearings withstand a vertical load of up to 151,000 tons.
The service life of the chosen SIP-DR bearings is at least 50 years. The bearing diameter is 620 mm, and the height is 133 mm.
The airport location area is prone to frequent earthquakes. The area of the building itself is 215,000 sq. m. Therefore, the entire structure was seismically isolated from the foundation. This airport is the largest structure protected from earthquakes in Latin America.
For this project, MAURER supplied 473 SIP-DR-type bearings. These bearings had to solve the following key tasks:
Reduce the horizontal acceleration coefficient from 6 to 0.1 g. As a result, the structure installed on the bearings could move freely in all directions, allowing displacement of up to 300 mm in each direction.
Slow down and limit horizontal friction.
Return the structure to its original state after an earthquake.
These bearings withstand a vertical load of up to 151,000 tons.
The service life of the chosen SIP-DR bearings is at least 50 years. The bearing diameter is 620 mm, and the height is 133 mm.
