Build Smart Thailand needs to build smarter bridges

“Build Smart”

Ø Thailand needs to build smarter bridges. – Protect the People using them. – Save money from having to rebuild them.

Ø Tech. Star’s Bearing System – Brief History – Lock-Up Device Function – Installation – Monitoring the Device’s Health – Project Examples

Ø Tech. Star was incorporated in the State of Ohio, USA.

Founders have 100 years collective experience in the development of Bridge Components. Ø Tech. Star has supplied Pot Bearings with up to 9, 500 kips load capacity. Ø Tech. Star has supplied over 2000 Bearings worldwide. Ø Tech. Star has Production Facilities in the USA, Canada, Taiwan, China & India Ø

Ø Pot Bearings

Ø Fixed or Sliding

Designed According to AASHTO Ø Allow for rotation of up to. 040 radians Ø

Ø Free Sliding – Moves in all directions, no horizontal force

Ø Fixed – Immovable, accommodates horizontal force

Ø Center Guided Sliding – Accommodates horizontal forces that are perpendicular

Lower Profile, Same Movement & Load Capacity Ø Polyurethane stronger than Elastomeric Seal Ø

Ø Physical Property Requirements

Ø Access Live Data from the Expansion Joint via the Internet. Bearings Internet Ø Data is sent with a wireless connection.

Ø How Does it Work? sms/mms

Ø How is it Powered?

Ø Measures the active load

Ø Ringling Bridge, Florida – 16 units (7, 000 kip capacity, Free & Guided)

Ø Bandra Worli-Link, India – 75 units (2, 500 kip capacity, Fixed & Guided DISK)

Ø New Doha Airport Hanger, Qatar – 35 units (Fixed & Guided DISK)

Ø Lee Wu River Bridge, Taiwan – 70 units (4, 800 kips capacity, Fixed & Guided)

Ø Royal Railway Bridge, Thailand – 4 units (350 kips capacity, Fixed & Guided) Ø Bangkok Transit Sytem – 16 units (150 kips capacity, Guided) Ø Taskin Phetkasim Bridge – 24 units (550 kips capacity, Fixed & Guided)