Power

• Universal testing machine (150kN)
• Bending testing machine (250kN)
• Compression testing machines (4000kN, 8000kN)
• Tensile adhesion tester
• Böhme abrasive wheel
• Precision surface grinding machine
• Stone saws (cutting depth 80mm to 300mm)
• Displacement and deformation transducers, digital measuring amplifier systems

• Drill core and drill dust removal
• rebound hammer
• mobile and stationary ultrasonic testing equipment
• Determination of the reinforcement position by means of Ferroscan
• thermal conductivity meter/thermal imaging camera
• specimen approach and documentation
• Strip light photometer

Testing equipment for the investigation of the strength and deformation behavior of components and structures

• clamping field, dimension 9m x 17m, test frame 5000kN with hydraulic presses (2x2500 kN, 2x400 kN and 1x250 kN)
• Universal testing machine (6300 kN)
• Universal testing machine (2000 kN)

• Metallography Laboratory
• Spectral analysis for iron and aluminum based materials
• Ultrasonic examinations
• Strength laboratory

• Concrete / mortar laboratory with concreting equipment and silo charging system
• air-conditioned facilities
  20°C/65% rel. air.
• climatic testing laboratories
  0 - 30°C

• Intensive mixer (1l, 5l, 40l, 150l)
• Compulsory mixer (30l, 150l, 500l)
• Mortar mixer according to DIN EN 196-1
• Agitator and disperser

• Consistency determination (slump test, Vebe test, compaction test, slump test, slump flow test, discharge hopper test, L-box test, blocking ring test)
• Fresh concrete density
• Air content - compression method (1l, 8l)
• Sedimentation stability
• Compaction equipment

• Rotary rheometer (suspensions)
• Universal viscometer (mortar)
• Rheometer (concrete)

• CDF/CIF test facility
• Water permeability
• Weathering and climate simulation (-10°C to 100°C, 10% to 98% RH)
• Acid test rigs
• Rapid carbonation process
• Thermal alternating load (up to 1000°C)
• Thermo-chemical alternating stress (up to 80°C)
• Chloride penetration resistance by rapid test
• Gas permeability
• Sulfate resistance
• Shrinkage/swelling

• Thermogravimetry / dyn. differential calorimetry
• Powder X-ray diffraction (incl. Rietveld refinement)

• Transmitted light and polarization microscopy
• Reflected light and fluorescence microscopy
• Atomic force microscopy
• Scanning electron microscopy (ESEM with EDX)

• Mercury pressure porosimetry
• Titration system
• Density determination by helium pycnometry
• Zetapotentiometry
• Isothermal heat flow calorimetry

• Grain size distribution by laser granulometry
• Grain shape analysis by dynamic flux image analysis
• Specific surface area according to BET and Blaine
• Grain size distribution by sieve analysis