IPM production and storage hall with measurement technology and loading equipment in Gotha
Pile testing Leipzig

Pile testing in Leipzig

Load testing and integrity testing for Leipzig, Halle and the central German mining district. Own measurement technology, test force up to 40,000 kN, travel distance about 1.5 hours from Gotha.

Ground conditions

What Leipzig is founded on.

Floodplain loam and river sands of the Weiße Elster and Pleiße, underlain by tertiary, and in the surrounding area large lignite dumps and backfilled open pits. Dump soils are unevenly compacted and settle for decades.

What happens without testing

On dumps the bearing capacity of one pile can differ many times over from the neighbouring pile. Calculated proofs without measurement are not reliable there, regardless of how cleanly they are carried out.

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 and industrial settlements, building on dump areas, transport structures, housing in the floodplain.

Methods

Three methods, one decision.

In Leipzig, Halle and the central German mining district 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 Leipzig

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 Leipzig

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 Leipzig

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 Leipzig

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

Pile testing in Leipzig

A soil survey and pile concept are enough for a reliable answer. Travel distance about 1.5 hours 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.