
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Soil and Concrete Testing Pty Ltd
Site
ASCT Townsville
Accreditation No.
21531
Site No.
25932
Date of Accreditation
25 Mar 2026
Contact
Mr Alexander Paynter P: +61 0482681995
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ASCT Townsville
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |
| Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
| Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |||
| Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | 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 | Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions; Water displacement | AS 1012.12.1, AS 1012.12.2 | |
| Compressive strength | Core; Cylinder | AS 1012.14 | |||
| Compressive strength | Cylinder | AS 1012.9 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory | AS 1012.8.3 | |
| 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 | Moisture content | Relative moisture content | MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |
| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
| Sieve analysis | Fines ratio | MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
| Weighted plasticity index | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
| Plastic limit; Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Compaction to nominated levels; Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2, AS 1289.5.5.1, MR (Qld) Method Q144A, MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |
| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |||
| 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 | Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |
| Density - In situ; Moisture - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |||
| Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
| Density - In situ | Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B | |||
| Characteristic field density values; Degree of saturation; Density index; Relative compaction | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q020, MR (Qld) Method Q140A, MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration - In situ | Perth sand penetrometer | AS 1289.6.3.3 | |
| Penetration - In situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B | |||
| Penetration depth | Ball embedment | Austroads Method AGPT/T251 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1, 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, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B , MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D | |
| Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q101G, MR (Qld) Method Q101H, MR (Qld) Method Q101J | |||
| 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 | Cement content | Heat of neutralisation | MR (Qld) Method Q134 | |
| Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q135B | |||
| Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
| Stabiliser working time | Cementitious stabilisation time | MR (Qld) Method Q136A | |||
| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | MR (Qld) Method Q115 | |||
| Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q135A | |||
| Sample preparation | Preparation and compaction of soil | MR (Qld) Method Q251C | |||
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile; Site selection by spot sampling | AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Methods Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |
| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | AS 1012.1 | ||
| Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection by spot sampling | AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061 | ||
| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2 |
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Accreditation No.
21531
Site No.
25932
Print date
10 Apr 2026
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