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Below you find a list of the test methods carried out by the tBU. If a test method that is important to you should not be listed here - do not hesitate to call us!

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Standardized test methods

Display test method for:

  Building conservation and material testing
  Geomembranes
  Geosynthetics and technical textiles
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Identification Standard Description
ASTM D 4716 Determining the (In-plane) Flow Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head
ASTM D 1388 Standard Test Method for Stiffness of Fabrics
ASTM D 1621 Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties Of Rigid Cellular Plastics
ASTM D 276 Standard Test Methods for Identification of Fibers in Textiles
ASTM D 3776 Determination of the Weight per Unit Area of Textiles
ASTM D 4491 Standard Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity
ASTM D 4533 Testing the Fracture Strength of Geotextiles (Trapezoidal Process)
ASTM D 4595 Testing the Tensile Strength of Geotextiles using Wide Specimen Strips
ASTM D 4632 Testing the Fracture Strength and Strain of Geotextiles
ASTM D 4751 Determination of the Grid Spacing of Geotextiles
ASTM D 4833 Determination of the Broach Coefficient of Geotextiles, Geomembranes and Similar Fabrics
ASTM D 4885 Determining Performance Strength of Geomembranes by the Wide Strip Tensile Method
ASTM D 5199 Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics
ASTM D 5261 Test methods for the Measurement of the Area-Specific Mass of Geotextiles
ASTM D 5262 Evaluating the Unconfined Tension Creep Behavior of Geosynthetics
ASTM D 5321 Determining the Coefficient of Soil and Geosynthetic or Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic Friction by the Direct Shear Method
ASTM D 5993 Measuring Mass Per Unit of Geosynthetic Clay Liners
ASTM D 6140 Determine Asphalt Retention of Paving Fabrics Used in Asphalt Paving for Full-Width Applications
ASTM D 6496 Determining Average Bonding Peel Strength Between the Top and Bottom Layers of Needle-Punched Geosynthetic Clay Liners
ASTM D 6638 Determining Connection Strength Between Geosynthetic Reinforcement and Segmental Concrete Units (SRW-Segmental Retaining Walls)
BS 6906-3 Determination of the Passage of Water perpendicular to the Textile Plane at Constant Hydrostatic Pressure
BS 6906-5 Determination of the Creep Features
BS 6906-7 Determination of the Water Flux in the Textile Plane
BS 6906-8 Testing the Shear Stress of Geotextiles by Sand Loading
DIN EN 29073-3 Determination of the Maximum Tensile Force and Strain
DIN 18123 Determination of the Grain Size Distribution
DIN 18137-1 Subsoil, Tests and Test Instruments; Determination of the Shear Strength; Terminology and General Test Conditions
DIN 18555-3 Mortar: Determination of the Ultimate Tensile and Bending Stress
DIN 18555-6 Mortar: Determination of the Adhesive Tensile Strength
DIN 18560-3 Cement-Sand Screeds Used in Construction - Composite Screeds
DIN 4102-1 Fire Resistance of Materials and Components Used in Construction; Terminology, Requirements and Tests
DIN 53354 Testing of Synthetic Leather - Tensile Test
DIN 52450 Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials used in Construction: Determination of Shrinking and Raising on Small Specimen
DIN 53356 Testing of Synthetic Leather and Similar Fabrics - Crack Extension Test
DIN 54301 Determination of the Needle Pull-Out Force of Press-Finished Fabrics and Similar Non-Woven Textile Fabrics
DIN 60500-4 Determination of the Water Permeability of Geotextiles perpendicular to their Plane under Load at constant Hydraulic Difference in Height
DIN 60500-8 Determination of the Water Permeability Coefficient with Radial Flux in the Geotextile Plane
DIN EN ISO 13438 Selected Test Methods for Determining the Resistance to Oxidation
DIN EN 1048 Concrete: Determination of the Ultimate Tensile and Bending Stress and Compressive Stress
DIN EN 12002 Determination of the Deformation of Cement-Based Mortar and Joints
DIN EN 12003 Determination of the Shear Strengths of Resin-Based Specific Adhesives
DIN EN 12004 Mortar and Adhesives for Tiles and Boards - Definitions and Specifications
DIN EN 12087 Heat Insulation Materials - Determination of the Water Draw with Long-Time Immersion
DIN EN 12091 Heat Insulation Materials: Determination of the Behaviour under Alternating Frost-Dew Conditions
DIN EN 12224 Determination of the Weather Resistance
DIN EN 12225 Test Methods for Determining the Microbiological Resistance in an Earth Dig-In Test
DIN EN 12310-1 Bitumen Barrier Elements for Roof Insulation: Determination of the Crack Extension Resistance (Nail Shank)
DIN EN 12311-1 Bitumen Barrier Elements for Roof Insulation: Determination of the Tensile Stress - Strain Curve
DIN EN 12311-2 Determination of the Tensile Stress - Strain Curve; Synthetic and Elastomer Barrier Elements for Roof Insulation
DIN EN 12447 Test Methods for Determining the Resistance to Hydrolysis in Water
DIN EN 12667 Determination of the Thermal Resistance in Accordance with the Plate Unit and the Heat Current Measurement Plate Unit - Products with High and Medium Thermal Resistance
DIN EN 12939 Determination of the Thermal Resistance in Accordance with the Processes using the Plate Unit and the Heat Current Measurement Plate Unit - Thick Products with High and Medium Thermal Resistance
DIN EN 1308 Mortar: Determination of Slip
DIN EN 13172 Heat Insulation Materials - Conformity Evaluation
DIN EN 13250 Required Properties for the Applications in Railway Construction
DIN EN 1346 Mortar: Determination of the Open Time
DIN EN 1348 Determination of the Adhesive Strength of Cement-Based Mortar for Internal and External Applications
DIN EN 13562 Determination of the Resistance to The Passage of Water (Hydro-Column Test Method)
DIN EN 13719 Determination of Long-Term Protection Effectiveness of Geotextiles in Contact wit Geosynthetic Barriers
DIN EN 13738 Determination of the Resistance to Pull-Out from the Soil
DIN EN 13859-1 Definitions and Properties of Undercloak and Sarking Barriers: Undercloak and Sarking Barriers for Roof Coverings
DIN EN 14030 Selected Test Methods for Determining the Resistance to Acid and Alkali Liquids
DIN EN 14151 Determination of burst strength (preliminary draft)
DIN EN 14574 Determination of the pyramid puncture resistance of supported geosynthetics
DIN EN 14575 Geosynthetic Damp-Proof Membranes - Orientation Testing for Determining the Oxidation Resistance
DIN EN 14576 Test Methods for Determining the Resistance of Synthetic Membranes to Environmental Tensile Crack Formation
DIN EN 1609 Heat Insulation Materials - Determination of the Water Draw with Short-Time Partial Immersion
DIN EN 1610 Installation and Testing of Drainage Pipes and Ducts
DIN EN 1897 Determination of the Creep Features under Compressive Stress
DIN EN 1931 Bitumen, Synthetic and Elastomer Barrier Elements for Roof Insulation - Determination of the Water-Vapour Permeability
DIN EN 20811 Determination of the Resistance to The Passage of Water; Hydrostatic Pressure Test
DIN EN 2561 Aerospace Industry - Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced Plastics - Unidirectional Laminates: Tensile Test parallel to the Fibre Direction
DIN EN 29052 Determination of the Resistance to The Passage of Water; Hydrostatic Pressure Test
DIN EN 826 Heat Insulation Materials: Determination of the Behaviour under Compressive Stress
DIN EN 918 Dynamic Punch-Through Test (Falling Cone Test)
DIN EN 963 Specimen Selection and Preparation of the Specimen to be Tested
DIN EN 964-1 Determination of the thickness at specified pressures (replaced by DIN EN ISO 9863-1)
DIN EN 965 Determination of mass per unit area (replaced by DIN EN ISO 9864)
DIN EN ISO 10319 Wide Strip Tensile Method
DIN EN ISO 10321 Wide Strip Tensile Method on Joints
DIN EN ISO 10722-1 Technique for Simulation of Damages Caused by Incorporation - Incorporation in Grainy Materials
DIN EN ISO 11058 Determination of the Water Permeability perpendicular to the Plane, without Load
DIN EN ISO 12236 CBR Test
DIN EN ISO 12572 Determination of the Water-Vapour Permeability
DIN EN ISO 12956 Determination of the Characteristic Opening Width
DIN EN ISO 12957-1 Determination of the Friction Properties - Shear Box Test
DIN EN ISO 12958 Determination of the Water Drainage Capacity in One Plane
DIN EN ISO 13426-1 Strength of Product-Inherent Bonds - Geocells
DIN EN ISO 13426-2 Strength of Product-Inherent Bonds - Geocomposite Materials
DIN EN ISO 13427 Simulation of Damages Caused by Friction (Sliding Block Test)
DIN EN ISO 13934-1 Tensile Properties of Textile Fabrics - Determination of the Ultimate Tensile Force and of the Strain at the Ultimate Tensile Force using the Strip Tension Test
DIN EN ISO 178 Determination of the Bending Properties
DIN EN ISO 2062 Yarnes from packages - Determination of single-end breaking force and elongation at break
DIN EN ISO 283-1 Textile Conveyor Belts: Determination of the Fracture Strength, Strain at Fracture and Strain at Reference Force
DIN EN ISO 527-4 Determination of the Tensile Properties - Part 4: Test Conditions for Isotropic and Anisotropic Fibre-Reinforced Composite Plastics
DIN EN ISO 527-5 Determination of the Tensile Properties - Part 5: Test Conditions for Unidirectional Fibre-Reinforced Composite Plastics
DIN EN ISO 62 Determination of the Water Draw
DIN EN ISO 75-1 Determination of the Temperature at which a Material Resists Plastic Deformation - General Test Method
EN ISO 12571 Determination of the Hygroscopic Sorption Properties
ETAG 004 Determination of Aging in an Alkali Solution
GDA E 3-8 Determination of the Friction Features of Geosynthetics
GRI TEST METHOD GG1 Geogrid Rib Tensile Strength
GRI TEST METHOD GS10 Accelerated Tensile Creep and Creep-Rupture of Geosynthetic Materials Based on Time-Temperature Superposition Using the Stepped Isothermal Method
GRI TEST METHOD GT5 Tension Creep Testing of Geotextiles
DIN EN ISO 14125 Fibre-Reinforced Plastics: Determination of the Bending Properties
DIN EN ISO 3344 Reinforcement Products - Determination of the Dampness Content
ISO 3374 Reinforcement Products. - Mattings and Textiles: Determination of the Weight per Unit Area
ISO 3801 Determination of the Mass per Unit Length (Length-Specific Mass) and the Mass per Unit Area (Area-Specific Mass)
ISO 9073-1 Determination of the Mass per Unit Area
ISO 9073-3 Determination of the Fracture Strength and the Strain at Fracture
NCMA TEST METHOD WU2 Determination of shear Strength between Segmental Concrete Units
NF G 38-019 Determination of the CBR Resistance
NF G 38-016 Eassais de géotextiles - Mesure de la permittivité hydraulique
RVS 85.01.2 Pyramid Pressure Test, Dynamic and Static
S 2076-2 Dumps - Geotextile Protection Layers: System Requirements and Built-in Conditions
DIN EN 1848-2 Determination of length, width, straightness and flatness
DIN EN 1850-2 Determination of visible defects
DIN EN 1928 Determination of watertightness
DIN EN 12317-2 Determination of shear resistance of joints
DIN EN ISO 9863-1 Determination of thickness at specified pressures
DIN EN ISO 9864 Determination of mass per unit area
DIN EN 14416 Geosynthetic barriers - Determination of resistance to roots (preliminary standard)
DIN EN 933-1 Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - particle size distribution - sieving method
DIN EN 13984 Plastic and rubber vapour control layers - definitions and characteristics
DIN EN 14417 Determination of the influence of wetting-drying cycles in the permeability of clay geosynthetic barriers (preliminary standard)
DIN EN 14418 Determination of the influence of freezing-thawing cycles on the permeability of clay geosynthetic barriers (preliminary standard)
DIN EN 14150 Geosynthetic barriers - Determination of permeability to liquids
DIN EN ISO 15496 Measurement of water vapour permeability of textiles for the purpose of quality control
DIN EN 1426 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of needle penetration
DIN ISO 11465 Soil quality - Determination of dry matter and water content on a mass basis, gravimetric method
DIN 7864-1 Sheets of elastomers for waterproofing - terms of delivery
DIN EN ISO 9969 Thermoplastics pipes - Determination of ring stiffness
DIN EN 877 Cast iron pipes and fittings, their jointsand accessories for the evacuation of water from buildings
DIN EN 1382 Timber structures - Withdrawal capacity of timber fasteners
DIN EN ISO 4892-3 Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
DIN EN 14782 Self-supporting metal sheet for roofing, external cladding and internal lining - Product specifications and requirements
DIN ISO 9277 Determination of the specific surface area of solids by gas adsorption using the BET method
DIN EN 14967 Bitumen damp proof courses - Definitions and characteristics
DIN EN 12594 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Preparation of test samples
DIN EN ISO 13433 Dynamic preforation test (cone drop test) -as replacement for DIN EN 918-
DIN EN 13492 Characteristics required for use in the construction of liquid waste disposal sites, transfer stations or secondary containment
DIN EN 13491 Characteristics required for use as a fluid barrier in the construction of tunnels and underground structures
DIN EN 13361 Characteristics required for use in the construction of reservoirs and dams
DIN EN ISO 3386-1 Determination of stress-strain characteristic in compression - Part 1: Low-density materials
DIN 53863 Abrasion test methods for textile fabrics; rotary abrasion test
DIN EN ISO 9227 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests
DIN EN 13892-2 Methods of test for screed materials - Part 2: Determination of flexural and compressive strenght
DIN EN 13892-1 Methods of test for screed materials - Part 1: Sampling, making and curing specimens for test
DIN EN 12808-3 Adhesives and grouts for tiles - Part 3: Determination of flexural and compressive strength
DIN EN 13493 Geosynthetic barriers - Characteristics required for use in the construction of solid waste storage and disposal sites
DIN EN ISO 10545-13 Ceramic tiles - Part 13: Determination of chemical resistance
DIN EN 12808-4 Adhesives and grouts for tiles - Part 4: Determination of shrinkage
DIN EN 12808-5 Adhesives and grouts for tiles - Part 5: Determination of water adsorption
DIN EN 13707 Reinforced bitumen sheets for roof waterproofing - Definitions and characteristics
DIN EN 13111 Underlays for discontinuous roofing and walls - Determination of resistance to water penetration
DIN EN 1296 Bitumen, plastic and rubber sheets for roof waterproofing - Method for artificial ageing by long term exposure to elevated temperature
DIN EN ISO 11925-2 Reaction to fire tests for building products - Part 2: Ignitability when subjected to direct impingement to flame

Non-standardized test methods

  • Tests in accordance with NorGeoSpec 2002
  • Tests in accordance with FGSV *Guidelines on the application of geotextiles in an earthquake environment.                                     *FGSV =Research Corporation for Road & Traffic

  • Tests in accordance with DVWK * Guidelines on the application of geotextiles in  water duct construction 221/1992, table 4.1                 *German Association for Water Distribution and Culture Building
  • Tests in accordance with test conditions for geosynthetics in the approval procedure of the Federal Railway Office
  • Tests in accordance with the BAM* directive: suitability proof for synthetic drainage elements in surface barriers of dumps and debris, table 1-5                                                                                   *BAM = Federal Institute for Research and Testing of Materials
  • Suitability tests for geotextiles in accordance with the recommendations of the technical committee on "geotechnology of dumps and debris"
  • Tests in accordance with BAW guidelines for the testing of geotextiles in water traffic construction
  • Tests in accordance with the directive on dump base barriers made of damp-proof membranes, Industry for Disposing of Refuse in NRW
  • Tests in accordance with the demands placed on the protection layers for the damp-proof membranes in combination barriers, directive on the approval of protection layers of the BAM
  • Tests in accordance with the directive 853 - Planning, Construction and Maintenance of Railway Tunnels, German Rail Network
  • Tests in accordance with the additional technical contract conditions and guidelines for the construction of road tunnels (“ZTV-Tunnel”)
  • Tests in accordance with the method for testing the root resistance of geomembranes and coatings for root plantings of the FLL*.           *FLL = Research Corporation for Landscape Development and Landscaping

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