National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Terra Firma Laboratories
Site
Bairnsdale Laboratory
Accreditation No.
15357
Site No.
24835
Date of Accreditation
21 Apr 2020
Contact
Mr Jason Cross
P: +61 0428712378
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Bairnsdale Laboratory
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 - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |||
| Coarse aggregate quality | Visual comparison |
AS 1141.30.1 |
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| Organic impurities | Colour test | AS 1141.34 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 | |
| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15 | |||
| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Moisture content | Not applicable |
RC (Vic) Method 211.01 |
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| Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Pressure filter |
AS/NZS 2891.3.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Maximum density | Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1 | |
| 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 |
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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 | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Compressive strength | Cube; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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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 and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; In-situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes |
AS 1012.8.1, AS 1012.8.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2 |
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| Description, identification and classification | Not applicable |
AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only) |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point |
AS 1289.3.1.1 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 |
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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 | Moisture ratio assessment of dry back | Not applicable | RC (Vic) Method 316.14 | |
| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
RC (Vic) Method 316.00 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1, RC (Vic) 301.01 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Sample preparation | Lime stabilisation |
AS 5101.2.2, RC (Vic) Method 301.03 |
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| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation | AS 5101.3.3 | |||
| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | AS 5101.4 | |||
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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| Asphalts | Not applicable | Loose asphalt | AS 2891.1.1, RC (Vic) Method 200.01 | ||
| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer |
AS 1012.1 |
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| 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 |
AS 1289.1.2.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | RC (Vic) Method 316.10 |
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Accreditation No.
15357
Site No.
24835
Print date
07 Dec 2023
END OF SCOPE
