National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Aitken Rowe Testing Laboratories Pty Ltd
Site
ARTL Wagga
Accreditation No.
4679
Site No.
4672
Date of Accreditation
19 Apr 1993
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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| Establishment of annex facilities | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Resistance to stripping | Plate test |
RMS (NSW) Method T230 TfNSW TS 02799.27 |
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| Initial adhesion | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T238 TfNSW TS 02799.35 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Sugar | Fehlings solution |
AS 1141.35, RMS (NSW) Method T269 TfNSW TS 02799.44 |
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| Light particles contaminants | Segregation by density |
AS 1141.31 |
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| Organic impurities | Colour test |
RMS (NSW) Method T260 TfNSW TS 02799.38 |
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| Coarse aggregate quality | Visual comparison |
AS 1141.30.1 |
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| Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33, RMS (NSW) Method T268 TfNSW TS 02799.43 |
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| Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32, RMS (NSW) Method T202 TfNSW TS 02799.03 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T211 TfNSW TS 02799.10 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1, RMS (NSW) Method T201 TfNSW TS 02799.02 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14, RMS (NSW) Method T213 TfNSW TS 02799.12 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3, RMS (NSW) Method T235, RMS (NSW) Method T275 TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.50 |
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| Particle size distribution | Fine particles in road materials |
AS 1141.19, RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107; TfNSW TS 02795.03 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12, RMS (NSW) Method T203 TfNSW TS 02799.04 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5, RMS (NSW) Method T210 TfNSW TS 02799.09 |
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| Shape | Ratio greatest to least dimension |
RMS (NSW) Method T278 TfNSW TS 02799.53 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T212 TfNSW TS 02799.11 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
RMS (NSW) Method T239 TfNSW TS 02799.36 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209 TfNSW TS 02799.08 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution |
AS 1141.24, RMS (NSW) Method T266 TfNSW TS 02799.42 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22, RMS (NSW) Method T215 TfNSW TS 02799.13 |
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| Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Field density | Nuclear gauge backscatter mode; Nuclear gauge direct transmission mode |
AS/NZS 2891.14.1.1, AS/NZS 2891.14.1.2 |
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| Density ratio and air voids | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2891.14.5 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Bulk density | Mensuration; Presaturation |
AS/NZS 2891.9.2, AS/NZS 2891.9.3 |
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| 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, RMS (NSW) Method T301 TfNSW TS 02800.02 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Water displacement |
AS 1012.12.2, RMS (NSW) Method T317 TfNSW TS 02800.17 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure |
AS 1012.5, RMS (NSW) Method T303 TfNSW TS 02800.04 |
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| Wet sieving analysis | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T329 TfNSW TS 02800.26 |
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| Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9, RMS (NSW) Method T306 TfNSW TS 02800.07 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1, RMS (NSW) Method T316 TfNSW TS 02800.16 |
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| Compressive strength | Core |
AS 1012.14, RMS (NSW) Method T310 TfNSW TS 02800.11 |
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| Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Reduced air pressure |
AS 1012.4.2, RMS (NSW) Method T320 TfNSW TS 02800.20 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture | Mixing concrete in the laboratory |
AS 1012.2, RMS (NSW) Method T314 TfNSW TS 02800.14 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.2 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T304 TfNSW TS 02800.05 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens |
RMS (NSW) Method T327 TfNSW TS 02800.24 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.4, RMS (NSW) Method T312 TfNSW TS 02800.12 |
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| Specimen conditioning | Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch |
RMS (NSW) Method T240 TfNSW TS 02799.37 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Point load strength index | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T223 TfNSW TS 02799.21 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, RMS (NSW) Method T108;TfNSW T108;TfNSW T105; TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.04 |
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| Moisture content | Hot plate |
RMS (NSW) Method T121 TfNSW TS 02795.15 |
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| Particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105; TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.05 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105; TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.05 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven; Microwave oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T120, RMS (NSW) Method T180 TfNSW TS 02795.14,TfNSW TS 02795.39 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, RMS (NSW) Method T113;TfNSW T113; TfNSW TS 02795.08 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T106;TfNSW T106; TfNSW TS 02795.02 |
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| Fine particles in road materials | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107; TfNSW TS 02795.03 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Three compaction point |
RMS (NSW) Method T162 TfNSW TS 02795.24 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T112 TfNSW TS 02795.07 |
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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.5.1 | |||
| Maximum dry density | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T164 TfNSW TS 02795.26 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T130 TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02796.01 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |
| Density - In-situ | Sand pouring apparatus |
AS 1289.5.3.2 |
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| Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T119, RMS (NSW) Method T165 TfNSW TS 02795.13 |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T173 TfNSW TS 02795.36 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T166 TfNSW TS 02795.28 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles | Soils | Fine particle analysis | Hydrometer |
AS 1289.3.6.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone |
AS 1289.6.3.2, RMS (NSW) Method T161 TfNSW TS 02795.23 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial maximum dry | ||
| Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T117 TfNSW TS 02795.11 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants | Soils | Acidity | pH |
AS 1289.4.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T123 TfNSW TS 02795.16 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Falling head for a remoulded specimen |
AS 1289.6.7.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T102;TfNSW T102;TfNSW T105;, RMS (NSW) Method T105 TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02795.01 |
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| Soil pre-treatment | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment |
RMS (NSW) Method T103;TfNSW T103;TfNSW T105; TfNSW TS 02794.03,TfNSW TS 02795.01 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell |
AS 1289.7.1.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Stabiliser rate of spread rate | In-situ measurement |
RMS (NSW) Method T136 TfNSW TS 02796.06 |
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| Lime content | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T144 TfNSW TS 02797.02 |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
RMS (NSW) Method T116, RMS (NSW) Method T131 TfNSW TS 02795.10,TfNSW TS 02796.02 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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| Asphalts | Not applicable | Uncompacted asphalt |
AS/NZS 2891.1.1 |
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| Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique; Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique |
AS 2891.1.2 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1, RMS (NSW) Method T300 TfNSW TS 02800.01 |
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| Not applicable | Hardened concrete by coring |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Undisturbed soil sampling by open-drive sampler |
AS 1289.1.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T164 TfNSW TS 02795.26 |
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| Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile |
AS 1289.1.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T100 TfNSW TS 02794.01 |
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Accreditation No.
4679
Site No.
4672
Print date
26 Apr 2024
