
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ADE Consulting Group Pty Ltd
Site
ADE Consulting Group
Accreditation No.
21005
Site No.
25291
Date of Accreditation
15 Jul 2022
Contact
Mr Joseph Langley P: +61 0420306097
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ADE Consulting Group
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |
Organic impurities | Colour test | AS 1141.34 | |||
Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |||
Foreign material in recycled aggregate | Manual classification | TfNSW T276 TfNSW TS 02799.51 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14, . AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18, MR (Qld) Method Q201. | |
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q252, | |||
Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 | |||
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.12 | |||
Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |||
Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate | AS 1141.25.2 MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
Soundness | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution | AS 1141.24 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable | AS 1141.21 | |
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 | Compressive strength | Cube; Cylinder | AS 1012.9 | |
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Plasticity index | Cone | MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q106, | |||
Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande four point | AS 1289.3.1.1 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.2 | |||
Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1 | |||
Particle density | Gravimetric | AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006) | |||
Liquid limit | Cone four point; Cone one point | MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D, | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143, | |
Dry density/moisture content relationship; Maximum dry density; Minimum and maximum dry density | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, AS 1289.5.5.1 | |||
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | MR (Qld) Method Q142B, | |||
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A | |||
Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |||
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | MR (Qld) Method Q142A, | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q168 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1 | |
Density - In situ | Sand-cone | MR (Qld) Method Q141B | |||
Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |||
Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146, | |||
Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020, | |||
Relative compaction | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q140A, | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone | MR (Qld) Method Q114B | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1 | |
Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | MR (Qld) Method Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1 | |
Soil pre-treatment | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D. | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell | AS1289.7.1.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q255 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength; Laboratory stabilisation of soil; Sample preparation; Stabiliser working time | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix; Uniaxial unconfined | MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B, MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B, MR (Qld) Method Q251C, MR (Qld) Method Q136A, MR (Qld) Method Q115 | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a windrow | AS 1141.3.1 | |
Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile; Site selection by spot sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |||
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 | ||
Soils | 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 | ||
Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in situ; Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2 MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
The only data displayed is that deemed relevant and necessary for the clear description of the activities and services covered by the scope of accreditation.
Grey text appearing in a SoA is additional freetext providing further refinement or information on the data in the preceding line entry.
Accreditation No.
21005
Site No.
25291
Print date
25 Apr 2025
END OF SCOPE