Test Facilities

A portfolio of modern machines and test devices is available to the researchers of the chairs for carrying out scientific experiments. Below you will find the technical data for a selection of the equipment of the Institute for Building Research (IfB).

Testing Machines

Various servo-hydraulic universal testing machines and compression testing machines are available:

Test Cylinders

A wide range of test cylinders is used for the test setups - both on the large loading frames and in test setups specially manufactured for the particular test:

2 pcs. Schneck Trebel -960/+600 kN
2 pc. Schenck Trebel -400/+250 kN
2 pcs. Schenck Trebel -160/+100 kN
2 pcs Schenck 1600 kN - dynamic, hydropuls
1 pc. Schenck 400 kN - dynamic, hydropuls
1 pc. Schenck/ABAG Technik 100 kN - dynamic, hydropuls
1 pc. Schenck 63 kN - dynamic, hydropuls

Load Frames

A large load frame, which dominates the appearance of the test hall, as well as smaller frames are available for large test setups and component tests:

Hydraulics / Controls

All servo-hydraulic testing machines and cylinders are supplied with hydraulic oil via a ring line. The pressure is generated centrally by several coupled high-pressure hydraulic pumps.

The latest hydraulic/control technology from Instron Structural Testing Systems is used for the tests:

Instron (IST) Labtronic 8800 control technology.
HydroPuls plant with three Instron (IST) 90kW hydraulic power packs

Various moblie hydraulics from Enerpac are also used.

Test Instrumetation

The measurement technology (measuring amplifiers/sensors) is an integral part of the data acquisition and essential for the later evaluation of the data in research. The latest measurement technology from Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer (formerly HBM) is used to carry out the experiments: