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september 2008: Betontest expands its service and offers noise measurements.

In order to monitor the noise immissions of a building site, the main contractor decided to control the works by noise measurements. The results indicate if a noise reduction action is required. Betontest was asked to get active in that field and expanded its service offerings.

2007: Betonkalender - the german almanac on concrete

Betontest was involved with co-athourship for the preparation of the article Hans-Wolf Reinhardt: Echo-Verfahren in der zerstörungsfreien Zustandsuntersuchung von Betonbauteilen (engl: echo-methods in non-destructive methods of concrete structures)

april 2004: evaluation of the sound velocity fluctuations in self-compacting concrete

A series of ultrasonic measurements on a tunnel lining mockup made of self-compacting concrete showed that the fluctuation of sound velocity in the material is below 3.0%. Versuchstunnel


december 2003: Comparative measurements in tunnel Burgholz, Germany

Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt) which is an institute of the German federal agency for road construction initiated comparative wall-thickness measurements according to RI-ZFP-TU at three blocks of tunnel Burgholz. Betontest participated by applying ultrasonic pulse-echo technique. Tunnel Burgholz


august 13th 2002: 8th ECNDT Barcelona

contributions to the 8th European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing vom 17.-21.07.2002 in Barcelona. article 1, article 2

march 14th 2002: publication in NDT.net

In NDT.net, Volume 7, No. 3 new results of non-destructive investigations on tendon ducts are reported. Read the article.

november 17th 2002: Betontest is certified for the inspection of tunnel linings according to RI-ZFP-TU

Betontest Ingenieurdienstleistungen was certified by Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt) for performing measurements and data analysis according to RI-ZFP-TU.