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Pile testing Erfurt

Pile testing in Erfurt

Load testing and integrity testing for Thuringia, Erfurt, Jena, Gotha. Own measurement technology, test force up to 40,000 kN, travel distance under 1 hour from Gotha.

Ground conditions

What Erfurt is founded on.

Thuringian basin with Muschelkalk, Keuper and Röt, widespread leaching in sulphate rock, plus thick loess covers and soft floodplain sediments in the valleys.

What happens without testing

Subrosion creates cavities and sinkholes that no grid survey reliably finds. Loess loses structure when saturated. Whoever founds here without measurement relies on a soil model the ground has not confirmed.

Untested foundations are not a cost risk, they are a structural stability risk. Differential settlement, cracking and re-foundation cost many times the price of testing.

Typical construction tasks: Logistics on the A4, industrial and commercial construction, rail lines, municipal structures.

Methods

Three methods, one decision.

In Thuringia, Erfurt, Jena, Gotha the ground often leads to dynamic load test. We make the final choice based on the ground report and pile concept, not on instinct.

Dynamic load test in Erfurt

Bearing capacity of several piles within one day, evaluated per CAPWAP. The method per DIN EN ISO 22477-4 delivers shaft friction and base resistance separately and fits where the construction schedule does not allow a week of setup.

Drop weight up to 12 t, evaluation per CAPWAP

Static load test in Erfurt

The direct proof per DIN EN ISO 22477-1. The load-settlement line shows the real load behaviour under sustained load, up to 40,000 kN test force. Basis for foundation optimisation and for any disputed proof.

Up to 40,000 kN, own loading platform and beam system

Integrity test in Erfurt

Test of construction quality: length, cross-section, necking, defects. Low-strain from the pile head for the whole site, cross-hole between measuring tubes for the core of large bored piles.

Low-strain and cross-hole, large quantities

Regional answers

Questions on pile testing in Erfurt

All questions on process, methods, standards and scheduling are in the FAQ section.

Pile testing in Erfurt

A soil survey and pile concept are enough for a reliable answer. Travel distance under 1 hour from Gotha.

Project inquiry

Request a project

Tell us the project, the number of piles and the planned test load. You will receive a test concept with a quote within two business days.