Ponte de Breclav

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Ponte Breclav

Hempel’s loyal customer Firesta commissioned the company to paint a key bridge in the rail network linking Austria and the Czech Republic.

Hempel has recently brought its expertise to the southern Czech town of Břeclav and the Hohenau-Přerov railway line which runs through it.
This inter-station section of the tracks is home to a bridge spanning the Dyje River.

Once it became clear that the existing bridge was in poor technical condition, forcing trains to slow down, Firesta was chosen to replace this structure with a track that could cope with locomotive speeds of 160km/h. The original three consecutive structures were to be replaced by a bridge with a single opening, as requested by the Morava River Basin Agency. The planned construction height at mid-span was 15.64m, with a width of 16.9m.

O projeto foi único dentro do sistema ferroviário checo, e a Firesta utilizou quase exclusivamente as suas próprias competências e conhecimentos para o concluir. Os sistemas de pintura tiveram de cumprir com as regulamentações locais e os revestimentos da estrutura principal tiveram de ser certificados como SZDC ONS 03. A estrutura atua estaticamente como um arco cruzado, com a viga principal reforçada por um arco curvado que interage com um sistema de varas. Em cada ponte há 80 peças de varas soldadas tensionadas de diferentes inclinações. Os efeitos longitudinais resultantes da interação entre a via e a ponte são corrigidos por um sistema de controlo de dilatação.

Então, como é que a Hempel conseguiu assegurar um contrato exigente que requereria múltiplos sistemas de revestimento? Um dos fatores foi que o cliente já tinha tido uma experiência positiva a longo prazo com os produtos e o apoio da Hempel. A empresa já tinha utilizado anteriormente a tinta da Hempel devido à sua qualidade, boa relação entre desempenho e preço, fácil disponibilidade, e os seus serviços comerciais e técnicos de acompanhamento. Os revestimentos de secagem rápida e de alta espessura da Hempel, com excelentes propriedades anticorrosivas, provaram ser particularmente valiosos para o projeto da Ponte de Breclav.

The project was unique within the Czech railway system, and Firesta almost exclusively used its own skills and expertise to complete it. The painting systems had to comply with local regulations and the main structure coatings had to be certified as SZDC ONS 03. The structure acts statically as a crossed arch, with the main beam reinforced by a bent arc interacting with a system of rods. On each bridge there are 80 pieces of different inclined tensioned welded rods. Longitudinal effects arising from track and bridge interaction are corrected by a dilatation control system.

So how did Hempel manage to secure a demanding contract which would require multiple coating systems? One factor was that the client had already enjoyed positive long-term experience with Hempel’s products and support. The company had previously used Hempel’s paint because of its quality, good ratio between performance and price, easy availability, and its accompanying commercial and technical services. Hempel’s quick drying, high-build coatings with excellent anticorrosive properties were to prove particularly valuable for the Břeclav Bridge project.

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