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Civil Engineering

Navigation: Locks and Canals

Locks and ship elevators make many waterways economically useful. Whether inland or for the connection between seas and oceans, whether for modernizations or new constructions, largescale projects, or single locks: Work together with the world’s most successful system partner for automation of lock systems. Profit from our experience and proven plug & play system solutions.

Energy: Dams and Weirs

Dams are used in a range of applications, from river to medium-pressure and even high-pressure power stations in high mountain regions. Pump-storage power stations are being increasingly used to cover peaks in energy requirements. A number of gates are used to this purpose, and they have to be able to fulfill a wide range of tasks. This places many different demands on the hydraulic drives.

Systems Design: Power Units

Energy-efficient, low-noise and reliable: You specify the boundary conditions for your task, and we engineer and manufacture the perfect hydraulic power unit based on your needs – from a compact standard power unit right up to project-specific power units with tank volumes of up to 19,813 gallons.

Connectivity: Movable Bridges and Ferry Ramps

Movable bridges and ferry ramps create connections for overland routes and waterways. But they also place special requirements on the automation: They have to prevent damaging resonance vibrations on bridges and withstand storm waves for ferry ramps.

Simulation programs developed by Rexroth not only incorporate the interaction of all drive technology components, but also other factors such as natural oscillations or axial forces caused by wind loads, currents, or extreme swells. Results from simulations have enabled us to design the automation so that it can withstand the strongest storms over many years.

Flood protection: Coastal protection, Reservoirs and Water Treatment Plants

Rexroth is a project partner that has already provided numerous movable barriers. Global climate change is increasingly demanding technical solutions such as barriers

to protect the population from storm tides
for coastal protection
for control or effective distribution of large quantities of water
to keep the waterways free and usable for shipping
to build a protective barrier

Brochures, Case Studies, and Technical Articles

System solutions for Civil Engineering: long-life, robust, and safe

Wherever a civil engineering project comes into being, we are the right partner on site. This brochure details the ways in which Bosch Rexroth can work with you on your civil engineering project, no matter where it is or what it is.

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Bosch Rexroth’s global effort is key to Panama Canal Expansion

The expansion of the Panama Canal, as well as the new construction of two locks with water saving function have been completed. Now, ships with lengths up to 366 m and widths up to 49 m are able to pass through this shortened connection between the Far East and commercial ports along the North American shoreline, including the eastern seaboard and Gulf of Mexico. The project included installing hydraulic valves for the filling and emptying lock chamber system, and corresponding valves to control the water flow. Bosch Rexroth supplied and built all operating machinery for the valves.

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Modernizing Drive and Control Systems for Large Civil Engineering Projects

Systems such as locks and dams for transportation, movable bridges, dams for hydroelectric power plants, irrigation and flood control systems, constitute the “moving parts” of our civil infrastructure. In the U.S. and other parts of North America, many of these systems were first engineered and built in the mid-20th century, in the 1950s and 1960s. There is now growing commitment to repairing and modernizing this infrastructure in the U.S. By updating drive and control systems with the technology now used in other industrial applications, a wide range of performance benefits can be realized.

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7 Tips for Designing or Specifying the Right Hydraulic Power Unit

With all of the choices facing an engineer designing or selecting a power unit, the fact is this: Designing a power unit can be daunting.

Not only must the successful designer develop a robust solution, one that will be capable of producing the “power” required over a long service-life, he or she must also consider plant-floor environments, safety, regulatory requirements, serviceability and maintenance, noise, energy efficiency, and sometimes even IoT-readiness. All of these considerations can influence the lifetime cost.