Fibrolux, the European technology leader in the development and manufacture of pultruded composites, announced that its largest civil engineering project to date, the renovation of the Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge in Poland, was completed in December 2021. The bridge is 1km long, and Fibrolux supplied large custom-made fiberglass pultruded panels for the refurbishment of the two-way pedestrian and bicycle paths, with a total length of more than 16km.
The Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge was originally built in Münsterwald, Germany in 1909. In 1934, the main bridge structure was dismantled and moved to Torun in north-central Poland. The bridge is now the main road connecting the ruins of the old town of Torun with the southern part of the town. . As part of the bridge upgrade plan, pedestrian and bicycle paths will be moved from the main road on the bridge deck to the outside of the bridge’s steel structure to provide additional bridge capacity and improve safety.
Fibrolux offers an innovative pultruded composite panel solution: an interlocking panel consisting of 8 large three-chamber pultruded profiles with a cross-section of 500mm x 150mm, this technology allows the bridge deck width on both sides to expand from 2m to 4.5m, creating a safe space for pedestrians and cyclists. Since the existing bridge structure was unable to support the heavier steel panel weight, lightweight fiberglass composite structures became the preferred choice for bridge panel material design, providing both the capacity upgrade required for the bridge and an easy maintenance option for project engineers. , a very cost-effective solution.
Fibrolux creates large custom moulds to produce pultruded profiles using a combination of roving and sheet materials as reinforcements. The pultruded profiles are delivered to the site to be cut to length, assembled using custom stainless steel fasteners and then coated with a non-slip coating to form bridge panels of approximately 4m x 10m. Due to the panel’s light weight, it can be lifted into place using a small crane. Fibrolux will also supply a range of fiberglass pultruded profiles in standard sizes to support stormwater drainage systems for refurbished bridges.
Comments: “The Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Bridge project is a great showcase for pultruded composites in civil engineering. The new walkway, which is more than nine football fields in size, highlights not only the lightweight and durability benefits of composites, but also the Cost and on-site time advantages for large custom profile design.”
Post time: Feb-17-2022
