Materials

Consult Materials provides consulting services related to building materials and constructions, carries out repair works and various investigations on structures and test specimens for industrial, public and private clients.

From our location Moerfelden-Walldorf near Frankfurt Airport, we operate all over Germany and, on customer request, internationally. Our offices, workshops, laboratories, climatic chambers and a test hall are integrated into a building at that location. The latter belongs to the Innovation & Testing Center (ITC), which is also accredited as an international testing laboratory . 

For many decades, our work has been characterized by the immediate proximity to the aspects of the construction and the requirements of project execution. In our work, the agreed project schedule and contractual requirements are key. 

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Technical advice

The aim of technical advice is to achieve added value for our customers in their individual projects in terms of quality assurance, risk minimization and increase efficiency. This can be ensured in particular by the early involvement of the experts from Consult Materials in the tendering, execution and warranty periods of the projects. 

Testing of materials and structural testing

The extensive technical equipment of the laboratories and the test hall enable us to follow and help shape interesting developments in building materials technology and in new building materials and construction products. The potential of new high-performance materials can thus be assessed and optimized for practical construction applications. In addition, a comparison of the properties of building materials and construction products with regard to their suitability for certain use cases is a common question. 

The existing test machines, test equipment, climate chambers and test methods used make it possible to carry out various building material tests and to test components. 

In addition, we also carry out in situ load tests on buildings or components (e.g. slabs, anchor channels, anchors) with our equipment.  

Checking of constructions

Checking of constructions require a lot of experience. This already begins with the definition of the scope of the test for assessing the state of the construction and the most appropriate and gentle test methods for this purpose (for instance with non-destructive test methods). This is followed by careful execution of the examinations and a comprehensive evaluation of all measurement results.

The conclusion is a sound and meaningful diagnosis of the object condition with recommendations on further necessary measures if desired.

Repair works

In connection with the investigation of buildings, the assessment of the state of construction, the advice on construction damage and the identification of causes of damage, we develop repair concepts and carry out repair work.

In accordance with the DAfStb-Guideline „Protection and Repair of Concrete Components“ and the ZTV-ING, our employees are able to develop a knowledgeable repair concept with suitable building materials in accordance with the maintenance principles and to draw up corresponding service specifications.

Repair works are carried out by our own, qualified and experienced employees.

Product development

In the Innovation & Testing Center, we carry out research and development projects for in-house and external clients.

Facilitated by our equipment, test samples or precast elements can be manufactured with our own mixing facility and tested in various testing machines or on the span.

On behalf of the manufacturers or the authorized experts, we carry out approval tests for fasteners and anchorages. Since 2009, we have been listed as a testing laboratory at the German Institute of Civil Engineering (DIBt).

Accreditation as a test laboratory took place at end of 2018, for mechanical and technological investigations of fasteners in construction, natural stone products (lining panels) and artificially manufactured stone, and for testing concrete.

Dr. Marco Tschötschel

HOCHTIEF Engineering GmbH, Consult Materials
Farmstraße 91-97
D-64546 Moerfelden-Walldorf
Tel.: +49 6105 7001-101
marco.tschoetschel@hochtief.de