3B was awarded the contract to provide auditing survey services to Tianqi for their new build Lithium plant in Kwinana.
The client extended our services to include site control survey. Control pillars were established, coordinated and updated on a regular basis, listings were then provided to other survey contractors.
Adjoining the site was a power substation, which required connection to the new facility. As part of the process, it had to be thoroughly surveyed so that design could be carried out for the powering of the plant, the topography, hold down bolts, underground services and overhead transmission lines.
A gas line was installed connecting the facility to the substation, a full road topographical survey was completed so that the gas utility could be designed, this was then tied into the cadastral lot parcels.
A detailed underground service model was required to show the location of all installed underground assets and managed by 3B Survey. All underground assets installed were located by the contracting surveyors and the data handed over to 3B was compiled into the overall model and issued weekly for dig permits.
As-built surveys were carried out on all rotating kilns and equipment to check that the alignments were suitably positioned as per the tolerances required. Along with surveys on all warehouses and workshops to ensure that they were fabricated to Australian Standards, HD bolt positions and verticality of columns were checked and reported.
All pumps and vessels were surveyed, including the nozzles to determine centre point coordinates and face and bolt angles so that the adjoining spools could be designed and fabricated.
Various troubleshooting surveys were carried out on equipment to determine factors for the client to aid in the design process.
Monitoring of the major pedestals to detect for major movement during settlement, monitoring pins were established on the structures and reports were issued showing differences to the base line measurements.
Total stations, (TS15, TS16 1” instruments) digital level (LS15 & DNA03, used for precisely levelling control and monitoring for settlement issues)
