Laboratory
Offshore Laboratory
The offshore laboratory onboard the vessel, with custom-made benches, cabinets and fittings, is housed in a 20-foot container and placed on the deck of the vessel. It is air-conditioned and comes with a wash basin.
- Onboard Extrusion
- Shear Strength Tests
- Preliminary Soil Classification
- Sample preservation
- Water Content & Density Recording
- Climate Control Storage
Onshore Laboratory
Helms Geomarine has established its own onshore laboratory testing facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2023. The laboratory has since received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation on 15 October 2024, demonstrating that the laboratory is operating competently and generating valid results, thereby promoting confidence to the Clients, both nationally and around the world.
Apart from that, the company also have exclusive agreements with multiple onshore laboratories to have a better control of the lab testing assignments. The laboratories provide a full range of soil tests, in compliance to the international standards (ASTM, ISO, BS etc.) which includes:
- Classification Tests
- Shear Strength Tests
- Compressibility Tests
