National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Geotechnical Testing
Site
Australian Geotechnical Testing – Brisbane
Accreditation No.
20950
Site No.
25178
Date of Accreditation
14 Dec 2022
Contact
Mr Sothea Bun P: +61 0488964473
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Australian Geotechnical Testing – Brisbane
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven; Microwave oven | AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.4 | |
Description, identification and classification | Not applicable | AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 | |||
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
Particle density | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.5.1 | |||
Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | 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 | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |||
Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |
Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
Density - In situ; Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03 | |||
Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |||
Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.4.3 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone; Perth sand penetrometer | AS 1289.6.3.2, AS 1289.6.3.3, 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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell | AS 1289.7.1.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation; Modified compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; Standard compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens | MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |
Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q135B | |||
Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | AS 5101.4, MR (Qld) Method Q115 | |||
Sample collection | 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; Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection by spot sampling | AS 1289.1.2.1, AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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Accreditation No.
20950
Site No.
25178
Print date
07 Dec 2024
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