On-site testing
Determination of design resistance and installation quality testing for construction
Is the combination of anchor and base material missing from the technical documentation you're using? Or are you looking to proof load fasteners as part of installation quality documentation? Let the Hilti anchor site testing service help you determine missing resistance values or provide the basis for your assessment of installation quality.
Why Hilti for on-site testing of anchors and rebar?
Accurate and detailed test results
Our anchor testing equipment transfers readings, including load versus displacement graphs, directly to the software we use to create test reports, helping reduce human error.
Expert on-site support from our engineers
We have developed a rigorous, methodical approach to anchor testing, carried out by a highly-trained team of engineers. This helps to avoid common testing pitfalls.
Virtually all anchoring applications covered
Just as we offer fasteners for virtually all applications, we offer anchor testing for both everyday construction and highly specialized engineering works.
Local codes and regulations covered
Our technical scope covers local codes and building regulations around the globe. Contact your field engineer or account manager to find out more.
Determination of resistance tests
Tensile or shear tests to enable anchor design for unknown or uncertain base materials
Who the service is for: Engineers/designers
When it's needed: You have insufficient data to determine anchor resistance for safe, efficient and cost-effective design approval (e.g. documents or technical manuals don’t cover the base material). This is most likely in reinforcement or restoration projects.
Why use the service: Foundation for efficient design with test data. More confidence in structural integrity of the specified solution.
Deliverables: Test report with load and displacement values, an optional evaluation report with calculated anchor resistance.
Anchor and rebar installation quality tests
Obtain proof loading documentation for post-installed anchors or rebar
Who the service is for: Project managers and quality managers
When it's needed: You need proof loading documentation of tensile tests on post-installed anchors/rebar. This as part of the validation of installation quality for quality managers, project owners or external inspectors.
Why use the service: State-of-the-art proof load test documentation. More confidence in structural safety of the installed solution – without holding up progress on site.
Deliverables: Test report designed to be presented to inspectors, clients and specifiers, and optional evaluation report with documented test load calculation.
Limitations of on-site testing of anchors
Use the results of our anchor testing services only as they are intended
Note that site testing one or more products, independent of the reason, can never:
- serve as a substution for an approval document
- serve to overrule an existing approval document
- serve to conclude which is a "better" product by comparison
- serve as a substitute for proper anchor design