Mineral building materials - Testing products and manufacturers
The tests conducted in the sphere of Mineral Building Materials belong to classic material testing. Here many parameters like compressive strength, bending strength and adhesive tensile strength are ascertained within the scope of standard, surveillance and approval tests as well as according to the technical regulations.
The MPA NRW can ascertain the following parameters:
- the adhesive tensile strength of building materials within the range of 100 N (10 kg) and 500 kN (50 tons)
- the compressive strength within the range of 40 kN (4 tons) and 5000 kN (500 tons) for test surfaces of various sizes
- the bending strength within the range of 100 N (10 kg) and 500 kN (50 tons) for test surfaces of various sizes
The test range comprises the following fields:
- concrete and reinforced concrete construction, estate drainage masonry construction, sealings and mortar
- surveillance of building sites and plants
fixtures - aggregates and natural stones
- concrete admixtures
- fly ash
- Monitoring of concrete coatings according to Landesbauordnung (state construction law)
