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Service Description
If structural systems and load-bearing structures are to be erected or used on the basis of applicable technical building regulations at several locations in Germany, in the same design and as often as required, the application for a type test is often an effective procedure. In this case, it is not necessary to carry out a new individual test of the stability certificates for each application. The building supervisory authority responsible for a project only has to determine the conformity of the design with the test report and the type plans for the individual case. Type tests are valid throughout Germany.
Process flow
Insofar as the submitted documents comply with the building regulations - the Thuringian Administrative Regulation on Technical Building Regulations (ThürVVTB) or the building authority certificates of usability - the testing office will issue a test report, which may contain additional information and notes that go beyond the content of the type plans. You will then receive a copy of your tested structural engineering documents and the test report together with the appendices (as a rule, these are the type plans/sheets required for execution).
Who should I contact?
Please contact the State Administration Office of Thuringia.
Competent authority
Type tests for structural facilities or parts of structural facilities are exclusively reserved for the testing offices for stability. In Thuringia, this is the responsibility of the Construction Supervision/Construction Technology Department at the Thuringian State Administration Office.
Which documents are required?
For verification, the applicant shall submit the static verifications of all types considered as well as the type plans/sheets prepared for the presentation of the calculation results in duplicate.
What are the fees?
Charges are based on time spent at twice the hourly rate according to the ThürPPVO. Current information on this can be found at the Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The type test report can be issued for a maximum period of validity of five years. Within this period, the tested type static can be used as often as required.
After expiry of the validity, it is possible to apply for an extension. Provided that technical building regulations have not changed within this period and the applicant does not intend to make any individual adjustments to the type with regard to its application and design, there is generally nothing to prevent a short-term extension for a maximum of five further years.
An extension is only possible if the application is made before the deadline expires.
Processing duration
The processing time and the resulting fee for the type test are strongly dependent on the scope and quality of the documents submitted and therefore cannot be quantified as a general rule. In principle, the following applies: Carefully prepared documents make subsequent corrections unnecessary and thus reduce the time required for the examination and also the examination fee incurred.
Legal basis
The legal basis for issuing a type test report is provided by the Thuringian Building Code (ThürBO) and the Thuringian Ordinance on Testing Engineers and Testing Experts (ThürPPVO).
Appeal
The application must be submitted informally in writing, stating the subject of the application and naming the creator of the construction documentation.
What else should I know?
Any arrangements made in advance can help to reduce the processing time of the inspection and the resulting fee for you.
Type plans/sheets must be prepared in such a way that they describe the design completely and clearly and serve as a basis for manufacture and execution. In this context, all dimensions, materials and application provisions must be presented in a clear and unambiguous manner in such a way that they can be assigned to the appropriate type for the respective individual case. As a rule, the verified mathematical proof is no longer required when the design is applied.
For the preparation of the documents, we recommend to commission structural engineers who already have experience with type tests.
The design of structures or constructions on the basis of tests is not permissible for type tests.
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The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
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