bridge repair

Within the structural reinforcements that are carried out each year, the reinforcement, repair and rehabilitation of bridges, tunnels and arches in general stand out due to their technical and execution difficulty.

CINTEC invests hundreds of thousands of euros in research and development every year, which makes it an international benchmark for institutions and public administrations, as well as guaranteeing its reliability for customers.

Its bridge reinforcement system, based on the strategic placement of anchors, has received many awards in recognition of its innovation and advantages.

Among them stands out the fact that they can be installed, generally, without hindering the normal operation of the bridge (for example, without cutting off vehicle traffic).

These structural anchors are introduced in precision drills made with diamond tools and positioned exactly, tangentially to the arch that needs to be reinforced.

The resistance of the bridges can be calculated individually both before and after having placed the reinforcements, and even perform virtual modeling of the entire process.

Thus, effectiveness goes beyond mere conjecture and is controlled down to the last detail. Using CINTEC's exclusive structure analysis methods, created by Gifford & Partners engineering, and the use of innovative software, developed by Rockwell Ltd, the different load capacities of the structure can be measured, creating high-precision three-dimensional models.

This allows both the normal and tangential block forces to be calculated while introducing new theoretical weight increments into the system. Thus, the non-linear functions in which the masonry arches behave are accurately predicted.