Method Load testing (PC)
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In accordance with UNI 11931 ‘Certification of technical personnel involved in non-destructive testing in the field of civil engineering and cultural and architectural heritage’
Ancona, online and in-person modes
19 and 20 March and from 25 to 26 March 2026
27 March 2026
Load testing of structures is useful for the overall control, in reality, of the proper execution of the constructed works and the stresses produced by the applied loads.
The course includes the study of methodology, case study analysis, practical exercises with subsequent data processing in preparation for the RINA Level 2 examination.
Method: Load Tests (LT)
| Topic | |
| 1.1 | Theoretical part – load test on slabs, floors, horizontal and vertical structural elements, and tie rods |
| 1.1.1 | Purpose and scope of application |
| 1.1.2 | Regulatory references |
| 1.1.3 | Principle of the test method |
| 1.1.4 | Types of slabs and floors |
| 1.1.5 | Load application schemes |
| 1.1.6 | Equipment: flexible tanks, modular basins, tanks, big bags, hydraulic jacks, instrumentation for measuring displacements, strains and rotations |
| 1.1.7 | Instrumentation setup and preparation of the test area |
| 1.1.8 | Procedure |
| 1.1.9 | Expression of results |
| 1.1.10 | Effects of transverse collaboration on test loads |
| 1.2 | Theoretical part – load test on anchors and nails in soil and rock |
| 1.2.1 | Purpose and scope of application |
| 1.2.2 | Regulatory references |
| 1.2.3 | Principle of the test method |
| 1.2.4 | Types of anchors |
| 1.2.5 | Equipment: hydraulic jacks, reaction plate, displacement measurement instrumentation |
| 1.2.6 | Instrumentation setup and preparation of the test area |
| 1.2.7 | Procedure |
| 1.2.8 | Expression of results |
| 1.3 | Theoretical part – load test on piles |
| 1.3.1 | Purpose and scope of application |
| 1.3.2 | Regulatory references |
| 1.3.3 | Principle of the test method |
| 1.3.4 | Types of piles |
| 1.3.5 | Equipment: reaction structure, hydraulic jacks, displacement measurement instrumentation |
| 1.3.6 | Instrumentation setup and preparation of the test area |
| 1.3.7 | Procedure |
| 1.3.8 | Expression of results |
| 2. | Practical part |
| 2.1 | Practical exercise |
| 2.2 | Result reporting |
| 2.3 | Test report drafting |
| 2.4 | Drafting instructions for Level 1 personnel |
To be admitted to the method certification examinations, candidates must:
Once your enrolment in the course has been confirmed, please send the following documentation to formazione@novatest.it:
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Via Albertini, 36/F8
Gross Ancona
60131 Ancona (AN) - IT
