SMS Geotechnical Pty Ltd

Site

SMS Geotechnical Pty Ltd

Accreditation No.

19225

Site No.

21812

Date of Accreditation

14 Aug 2013

Address

Unit 9, 21 Beafield Road
Para Hills West, SA 5096
Australia

smsgeotechnical.com.au

Contact

Mr Darren Shotton P: +61 (08) 82587498

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

Not Applicable

SMS Geotechnical Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
SMS Geotechnical Pty Ltd

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Establishment of annex facilities Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate abrasion Aggregates Abrasion resistance Los Angeles machine value AS 1141.23
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Foreign material in recycled aggregate Manual classification

TfNSW TS 02799.51

Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32

Coarse aggregate quality Visual comparison

AS 1141.30.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Flat particles

DPTI (SA) Method TP244

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15

DPTI (SA) Method TP241

Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1

Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3

Bulk density Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5

Shape Elongation

DPTI (SA) Method TP240

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14

Bulk density Compacted

AS 1141.4

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.12

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Exposure to sodium sulfate solution AS 1141.24
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in situ Concrete, grout and mortar Slump flow Cone AS 1012.3.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties Concrete, grout and mortar Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions AS 1012.12.1
Compressive strength Cylinder AS 1012.9
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen manufacture and curing In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens AS 1012.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Penetration depth Ball embedment

DPTI (SA) Method TP349

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Liquid limit Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.2

DPTI (SA) Method TP143

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1

DPTI (SA) Method TP141

Liquid limit Casagrande four point

AS 1289.3.1.1

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006)

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

DPTI (SA) Method TP134

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1

DPTI (SA) Method TP164

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

DPTI (SA) Method TP166

Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1

DPTI (SA) Method TP164

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil electrical properties Soils Electrical resistance Not applicable AS 1289.4.4.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Moisture ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Statistical selection of reference values AS 1289.5.4.3
Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1, DPTI (SA) Method TP320

Density - In situ Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration Soils Penetration in situ Perth sand penetrometer AS 1289.6.3.3
Penetration in situ Dynamic cone AS 1289.6.3.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1
Bearing ratio Estimated CBR from classification test DPTI (SA) Method TP133
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants Soils Acidity pH

AS 1289.4.3.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen; Flexible wall permeameter AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2, AS 1289.6.7.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Total suction Dew point psychrometer in-house method SMS TM001
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

AS 5101.4

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil thermal properties Soils Thermal conductivity In situ measurement; Laboratory measurement ASTM D5334
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil triaxial strength Soils Triaxial strength Triaxial undrained with pore water pressure measured; Triaxial undrained without pore water pressure measurement AS 1289.6.4.1, AS 1289.6.4.2
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

DPTI (SA) Method TP226

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete AS 1012.1
Soils Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1

Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.2

DPTI (SA) Method TP061

Not applicable Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling in situ

AS 1289.1.2.1

DBS Haul Road Annex Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited
DBS Haul Road Annex Facility, Site No. 26897 is established from 25 September 2024 until 25 March 2025 for contract name: DBS Haul Road Project contract number: BB015/077.10 for Linct Group Pty Ltd.
Prominent Hill Expansion Annex Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited Prominent Hill Expansion Annex Facility, Site No 26681, established from 2 May 2024 until 22 November 2024 for the Prominent Hill Mine Expansion (PHOX) for Lucas TCS Pty Ltd  (Contract No. PO 255987)

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