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Training as a building materials tester:
The training takes place in the first two years in the specialties:
- Soil
- Mortar and concrete
- Bituminous materials
takes place.
In the third year of training, specialization takes place in
one of the three specializations, preferably in mortar and concrete.
The building materials tester is intensively involved in the development of new building materials and processes. In the process, he has to implement the methods developed in theory in the laboratory....
Information from the university administration:
The training takes place in the Department of Construction Materials and the Official Materials Testing Institute for Construction of the Department of Civil Engineering at the Holländischer Platz site of the University of Kassel and lasts 3 years.
An intermediate examination is held approximately in the middle of the training period.
Vocational school lessons are held in blocks and take place at the State Vocational Training Center for Ceramics in Selb (Upper Palatinate).
The job description includes the following knowledge and skills:
- Structure and organization of the training company
- Handling working materials
- Use of energy types and energy sources
- Operational measures for responsible action (Responsible Care)
- Work organization and communication
- Vocational training, labor and collective bargaining law
- Carrying out chemical-technical work and measurements
- Carrying out physical-technical work and measurements
- Knowledge of common building raw materials, binding agents and their mixtures
- Carrying out sampling, preparing and producing samples
- Reading simple technical drawings and making sketches and site plans
- Evaluating, recording and presenting measurement results
- Knowledge of standards, regulations and guidelines for building material testing
- Knowledge of testing equipment and methods
- Occupational safety and accident prevention
- Environmental impact and environmental protection
In the first two years, training takes place in the fields of soil, mortar and concrete and in the field of bituminous materials. In the third year of training, students specialize in one of the three specialist areas, preferably mortar and concrete.
The building materials tester is intensively involved in the development of new building materials and processes. In doing so, they must implement the procedures developed in theory in the laboratory. They are also needed for quality assurance and quality control in the construction industry and for damage analysis. He has to take, prepare and test samples, process and present the results.