(August 19, 2011)
Advanced spherical roller bearings developed and manufactured by SKF are playing a vital role in supporting a 40-tonne, 30m opening deck on the Pont Y Werin bridge in South Wales.
The bearing units form part of a powerful hydraulic system that is capable of lifting the bridge deck safely and efficiently in two minutes to a vertical position of 75º, while withstanding wind speeds of up to 25m/sec.
The design and construction contract, awarded to civil-engineering group Dean and Dyball Civil Engineering, was for a 130m bridge, comprising four equal sections
Product Model | Inside Diameter | Outside Diameter | Thickness |
24780R/24720 KOYO | 41.275 | 76.2 | 23.02 |
11162R/11300 KOYO | 41.275 | 76.2 | 17.384 |