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TPA - Gesellschaft für Qualitätssicherung und Innovation GmbH (Company for Quality Auditing and Innovative Solutions, Ltd), Vienna, (Austria)

TPA is a centre of competence for quality assurance/consulting and R&D in the field of construction. They are running a certified laboratory providing quality assurance, failure diagnosis and consulting services to road and building construction.
TPA has the following departments: Asphalt – Bituminous Binders – Stone – Cement Concrete –Environmental Technologies – Raw Material Supply – Quality Management – Safety at Work.
TPA has a laboratory accreditation for EN 45001 and is equipped with a wide range of laboratory facilities to test soil, concrete and stone materials with different methods according to ASTM, DIN, EN, OeNORM, providing all kinds of mechanical strength tests, dilation measurements, durability test devices including a large climatic room for frost-thaw cycles, as well as various analytical instruments such as RFA and XRD. TPA is also performing service in exploration of gravel and ground water by geoelectrical sounding

Role in the Project

The principal role of TPA within ROCARE is to provide various laboratory facilities to control quality of Roman cements produced by partner 14, to perform tests of mortar properties within the activities of WP 2, particularly related to freeze-thaw durability, and to contribute to the Manual on best practice in the application of Roman cements. Further on, through their multiple contacts to construction firms in Europe and through the activity of their managers in various technical panels, TPA will be an important strategic partner to disseminate Roman cements on the market and to find additional fields of application.