“Build Smart”. Thailand needs to build smarter bridges. – Protect the People using them. –...

“Build Smart”

Thailand needs to build smarter bridges.

– Protect the People using them.– Save money from having to rebuild

them.

THE EARTH IS FALLING APART

WAYS TO BUILD SMART

TechStar’s Bearing System– Brief History– Lock-Up Device Function– Installation–Monitoring the Device’s Health– Project Examples

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TECHSTAR TechStar was incorporated in the

State of Ohio, USA.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BEARINGS Founders have 100 years collective

experience in the development of Bridge Components.

TechStar has supplied Pot Bearings with up to 9,500 kips load capacity.

TechStar has supplied over 2000 Bearings worldwide.

TechStar has Production Facilities in the USA, Canada, Taiwan, China & India

BEARINGS

Pot Bearings

POT BEARINGS

Fixed or Sliding

TECHSTAR POT BEARINGS

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

radians

TA SERIES

Free Sliding–Moves in all directions, no horizontal

force

TF SERIES

Fixed– Immovable, accommodates

horizontal force

TC SERIES

Center Guided Sliding– Accommodates horizontal forces

that are perpendicular

DISC BEARINGS

Lower Profile, Same Movement & Load Capacity

Polyurethane stronger than Elastomeric Seal

DISK BEARINGS

Physical Property Requirements

SMART BEARINGS

Access Live Data from the Expansion Joint via the Internet.

Data is sent with a wireless connection.

Bearings

Internet

SMART BEARINGS

How Does it Work?

sms/mms

SMART BEARINGS

How is it Powered?

SMART BEARINGS

Measures the active load

TECHSTAR PROJECTS

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

Guided)

TECHSTAR PROJECTS

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

Guided DISK)

TECHSTAR PROJECTS

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

TECHSTAR PROJECYS

Lee Wu River Bridge, Taiwan– 70 units (4,800kips capacity, Fixed

& Guided)

THAILAND PROJECTS

Royal Railway Bridge, Thailand– 4 units (350kips capacity, Fixed &

Guided) Bangkok Transit Sytem– 16 units (150kips capacity, Guided)

Taskin Phetkasim Bridge– 24 units (550kips capacity, Fixed &

Guided)