Product development: the best place for the test phase!
The Hagerbach Test Gallery offers the facilities and expertise for tests, experiments, optimisation and launching of new product and technology developments for our innovative construction partners.
Companies in fields such as construction chemicals, equipment manufacturing, construction material supplies, inspection technologies and more, have improved for decades and still develop their technologies and products under optimal conditions.
We are pleased to carry out your project
Use case
SIKA has been a partner of the Hagerbach Test Gallery for many years. It has its own tunnel section which it uses for testing, display, and storage. Building products are tested in full-scale trials in the test gallery. The batching plant inside the tunnel produces small batches (0.5 - 1m³) and fresh concrete tests are carried out by the VSH accredited laboratory. A robotic shotcrete machine is then used for application, either with an EFNARC certified Nozzleman from SIKA or from the Test Gallery. SIKA also frequently uses the Test Gallery for internal training, combining lectures in the seminar rooms (part of the infrastructure) with hands-on training.
Diamantbohr AG describes what it does in the Hagerbach test gallery, why the gallery is the ideal test location and what it particularly appreciates about the cooperation with the team on site.
Shotcrete
One of our most comprehensive subjects is shotcrete, with all its aspects of application. Whether it's fibre concrete or fire protection concrete, Hagerbach Test Gallery tests, develops and investigates an extremely wide range of shotcrete types. Holding training sessions and deminars, as well as a range of publications on research findings concerning shotcrete, demonstrates that when it comes to this versatile building material, our expertise is second to none.
Injections
Injection technology and behaviour on a variety of substrates can be investigated. In training sessions, participants are instructed on the strength, workability and system behaviour of injection media, both for rock and prefabricated concrete elements, with suitable cracks. They also have the opportunity to put these characteristics to the test.
Excavation methods
Throughout our history, there has been a keen interest in various excavation methods for soft and hard rock in order to optimize performance. The Hagerbach Test Gallery offers a vast range of geological formation varying from soft slate to very hard siliceous limestone, ideal for technology development.
Fibre concrete
We offer a wide range of services related to fibre concrete.
The key subject areas covered in training sessions, tests and investigations include mix design optimisation, workability of fibre concrete, load-bearing capacity and fire resistance tests.
Sealing
We provide a venue for the application and testing of various types of sealing systems.
Our experience ranges from membrane foils and spray-applied membrane to drainage systems and leakage testing.
Selected research projects
- ASTRA - FGU 2003/004 influencing factors of fire resistance on structural concrete elements
- ASTRA - FGU 2010/006 gas analytics for early fire detection in tunnels
- ASTRA - FGU 2012/005 gaining energy from tunnels in cities, pilot tests
- ASTRA - FGU 2010/005 longterm behaviour of synthetic fiber reinforced sprayed concrete in tunneling
- ASTRA - VSS 2012/403 influence of aggregates on chlorine resistance of concrete
For around 60 years, the renowned Swiss Amberg Group has been a leader in engineering and surveying services for railway, metro, underground and specialised civil engineering.
The family-owned company is an innovative knowledge, engineering and technology provider in the field of logistics and infrastructure for smart cities, hubs and networks. We provide outstanding solutions for our customers through innovatively combining above-ground and underground space utilisation.
Amberg Engineering
Engineering services for the construction of underground infrastructure
Planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of railway, road, utility and metro tunnels, as well as caverns
Amberg Technologies
Systems and solutions for railway and tunnel surveying
Acquisition, evaluation and refinement of measurement data in infrastructure construction
Amberg Infra 7D
Digital services in the infrastructure environment
Geo-monitoring, mobile mapping, digital construction, geomatics and inspection services
Amberg Loglay
Smart city and construction logistics solutions
Sophisticated logistics solutions for efficient and future-orientated construction projects
Amberg Infocon
High-quality design and BIM services
Design, BIM, consulting, PMC and IT solutions for architecture, engineering and construction
VersuchsStollen Hagerbach
The underground future lab
Extensive underground research infrastructure for testing and development, testing laboratory for building materials, training centre and event facilities
QAECY
Intelligent information
Analysing documents and data with artificial intelligence to create a unified view of reality
Your underground experts
- Rail tunnels, including high-speed rail
- Metro lines
- Tunnel and shaft infrastructure
- Caverns with large cross-sections
- Energy storage and utilities
Engineering at its best
- Numerous services for your entire project cycle, from feasibility, planning and construction to renewal of your infrastructure
- Trained specialists and experts in planning and design, geotechnics, and project management
Infrastructure experts
- Rail, metro and tunnels
- Underground spaces
- Mining and shafts
Systems and solutions
- Slab track, tamping, mapping, surveying and inspections
- Tunnel machine guidance
- Tunnel profile measurements and stakeout
- Undulation
- Layer thickness control
- Surface inspection
- Geological predicting during tunnel excavation
- Surveying, data analysis and maintenance
Digital infrastructure experts
- Data acquisition and processing
- Monitoring
- Measurement of geotechnical tasks
- Maintenance and operation
- Process optimisation and digital continuity
Solutions and services
- Geo-monitoring
- Mobile mapping
- Geomatics
- Inspection services
- Digital construction
Smart cities and construction logistics experts
- Manage stakeholders across the value chain
- Improve construction mobility in dense cities
- Unlock up to 50% of the true potential of assets
- Integrate circular economy principles into construction
- Use smart data throughout the supply chain
Solutions for construction sites
- End-to-end digital logistics processes
- Rapid prototyping and smart sensors (IoT)
- Logistics concept and manual (3D/4D)
- Integration of logistics data
- Logistics insights management (LIM)
- Construction logistics management (CLM)
- Management of external hubs and consolidation
Design and construction experts
- Design and BIM integration
- Coordination between different disciplines
- Information workflow setup
- Facility management and BIM integration
- Visualisation
Services
- BIM implementation and creation of models
- Clash detection, coordination and clash resolution
- Construction documentation and shop drawings
- 4D simulation and 5D estimation
- Underground utilities
- Laser scan to as-built models
- IT solutions – BIM integration with FM application
VersuchsStollen Hagerbach - The underground future lab
Recently named a research infrastructure of national importance, we have been providing the space and expertise to turn visions into innovations for over 50 years.
Your analysis and testing requirements
- Real scale test and prototype environment
- Analysis of construction material
- Training facility
- Unique location for your event
Our facilities and services
- Various test sites, test procedures and management
- Concrete and rock laboratory
- Training environment and syllabus
- Seminar rooms, event cavern and restaurant
AI agent as a service for the construction industry
- AI agent dedicated to the AEC industry
- Easy access to complex project information
- Helps in taking confident, informed decisions
- Opens data silos, unlocks all content and uncovers context
- Effortless interaction with your most valuable asset – your collective knowledge
Solution and services
- AI agent as a service
- Strategic consulting and training
- Development of tailored solutions