The ATC Williams Laboratory is equipped to carry out a full range of standard soil classifications and testing procedures in accordance with AS1289 (The Australian Standard for “Testing of Soils for Engineering Purposes”).

Since 1988 over 20 incidents of liquefaction of solid bulk cargoes in transit are suspected of having caused bulk carriers to capsize.

ATC Williams has tested mining tailings for over 30 years to create a substantial database of test results, many of which have been calibrated against subsequent field conditions.

Tailings characteristics, material rheology, and flow behaviour are of critical importance for the design of the slurry transport system.