Geochempet scientists assess concrete quality for the construction industry, incendiary risks for samples from coal mines, fire damage to concrete structures, and can identify and characterise a wide range of natural and artificial solid materials for forensics and other applications. Our niche team of geologists and technicians assess rocks for use in road base, concrete aggregates, asphalt, rail ballast, marine armour, and more. Understanding the properties of materials helps clients make an informed decision about their products or projects.
Geochempet Services produces over 1700 technical reports annually. Our expert team has completed over 15,000 analyses and reports for international clients (Russia, Canada, and Madagascar) and Australian-based clients for mining and exploration, tunnel and bridge projects, port dredging, railway lines, quarry assessments, geotechnical studies and concrete investigations.
Clients trust Geochempet to provide high level materials analysis services for major construction and road infrastructure projects, quarries and mines, as well as dams and tunnelling projects.
Our in-house laboratory team prepares samples for petrographic study as polished blocks and thin sections, and examines samples using polarised light microscopy. Technology and techniques used include analytical electron microscopy, phase quantification by powder X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and other analytical techniques to obtain the data that help answer our clients’ questions. Reports include detailed interpretation of the test data supported by micrographs, tables and charts.