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civil engineering, including sewage treatment plants, sewage collectors of large diameters,
piling works for objects on land and water (bridges, overpasses, etc.), works relating to se-
curity of excavation in the form of palisades, steel sheet piling, strengthening of subsoil and
concrete foundations.
5. Realized projects in Germany, Poland and Romania
Simmerbach Bridge, Germany
Simmerbach Bridge is part of the German railway network located in the Southwest of Ger-
many. The requirement was to replace two single span bridges both with a span of 12,75m
that were in operation for more than 100 years. The old bridges were designed as steel-
constructions with a conventional ballast substructure. One of the two bridges crosses the
Simmerbach River while the other one crosses a soil trail only. The bridges that had to be
replaced are situated in a row so that the construction and replacement affects one among the
two railway tracks only. On the opposite direction there are two bridges as well which were
replaced about 30 years ago due to their bad condition at that time. They could be kept in
operation and did not have to be either repaired or replaced.
Figure 3:
Simmerbach bridge - General view
The possibility to replace a bridge deck within less than 72 hours is a very important
topic for railway bridges and certainly an important factor within the competition between
different construction techniques.
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