Australian Soil and Concrete Testing

Site

Northern Rivers

Accreditation No.

19644

Site No.

22768

Date of Accreditation

28 Jan 2015

Address

70 Lancaster Drive
Goonellabah, NSW 2480
Australia

asct.com.au

Contact

Mr Patrick Paynter P: +61 (02) 66868567

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Northern Rivers

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 abrasion Aggregates Abrasion resistance Los Angeles machine value; Resistance to wear by attrition AS 1141.23, AS 1141.27
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Foreign material in recycled aggregate; Light particles contaminants; Weak particles contaminants Manual classification; Segregation by density; Sieve analysis

AS 1141.31, AS 1141.32, RMS (NSW) Method T276, MR (Qld) Method Q477

TfNSW TS 02799.51

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14, RMS (NSW) Method T213

TfNSW TS 02799.12

Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, RMS (NSW) Method T235, RMS (NSW) Method T275

TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.50

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T211, RMS (NSW) Method T212

TfNSW TS 02799.10,TfNSW TS 02799.11

Shape Crushed faces

RMS (NSW) Method T239

TfNSW TS 02799.36

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.12, RMS (NSW) Method T203

TfNSW TS 02799.04

Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Not applicable; Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209, RMS (NSW) Method T210

TfNSW TS 02799.08,TfNSW TS 02799.09

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15

Particle size distribution Fine particles in road materials; Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.19, RMS (NSW) Method T201

TfNSW TS 02799.02

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate stabilisation Aggregates Cohesion of compacted material Unconfined

AS 1141.52

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

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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties Concrete, grout and mortar Wet sieving analysis Not applicable

RMS (NSW) Method T329

TfNSW TS 02800.26

Air content of freshly mixed concrete Reduced air pressure

AS 1012.4.2, RMS (NSW) Method T320

TfNSW TS 02800.20

Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure

AS 1012.5, RMS (NSW) Method T303

TfNSW TS 02800.04

Flexural strength Modulus of rupture

AS 1012.11, RMS (NSW) Method T328

TfNSW TS 02800.25

Compacted density - In-situ Relative compaction of concrete pavements RMS (NSW) Method T381

TfNSW TS 02800.55

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions; Water displacement

AS 1012.12.1, AS 1012.12.2, RMS (NSW) Method T316,  RMS (NSW) Method T317

TfNSW TS 02800.16,TfNSW TS 02800.17

Compressive strength Core; Cube; Cylinder

AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14, RMS (NSW) Method T306

TfNSW TS 02800.07

Specimen preparation Dressing of voids

RMS (NSW) Method T368

TfNSW TS 02800.43

Specimen preparation Capping of compressive strength specimens

RMS (NSW) Method T305

TfNSW TS 02800.06

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen manufacture and curing In-situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens

AS 1012.8.2, RMS (NSW) Method T327

TfNSW TS 02800.24

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens

AS 1012.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T304

TfNSW TS 02800.05

Specimen conditioning Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens

AS 1012.14

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement structural performance Road pavements Structural performance evaluation Benkelman beam

RMS (NSW) Method T160

TfNSW TS 02795.22

Structural performance evaluation Deflection monitoring

RMS (NSW) Method T199;TfNSW T199;

TfNSW TS 02795.55

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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Point load strength index Not applicable

AS 4133.4.1, RMS (NSW) Method T223

TfNSW TS 02799.21

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils 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

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T106;TfNSW T106;

TfNSW TS 02795.02

Fine particles in road materials Not applicable

AS 1141.19, RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107;

TfNSW TS 02795.03

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

Moisture content Correlation; Microwave oven

AS 1289.2.1.4, AS 1289.2.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T180, RMS (NSW) Method T2105, 

TfNSW TS 02795.39,TfNSW TS 02799.09

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105;

TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.05

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, RMS (NSW) Method T113;TfNSW T113;

TfNSW TS 02795.08

Moisture content Hot plate; Sand bath

RMS (NSW) Method T121

TfNSW TS 02795.15

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T120

TfNSW TS 02795.14

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point

AS 1289.5.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T130, RMS (NSW) Method T162

TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02796.01,TfNSW TS 02795.24

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T112

TfNSW TS 02795.07

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable AS 1289.5.4.2
Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1, RMS (NSW) Method T164

TfNSW TS 02795.26

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Relative compaction Not applicable

RMS (NSW) Method T166

TfNSW TS 02795.28

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Density - In-situ Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1

Density - In-situ Sand pouring apparatus

RMS (NSW) Method T119

TfNSW TS 02795.13

Density - In-situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T173

TfNSW TS 02795.36

Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation; Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

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, RMS (NSW) Method T161

TfNSW TS 02795.23

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial maximum dry RMS (NSW) Method T114

TfNSW TS 02795.09

Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T117, RMS (NSW) Method T132, RMS (NSW) Method T132W

TfNSW TS 02795.11,TfNSW TS 02796.03

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil modulus and deformation Soils Resilient modulus Permanent deformation MR (Qld) Method Q139, MR (Qld) Method Q139 (2017)
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable; Repeated compaction pre-treatment

AS 1289.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T102;TfNSW T102;TfNSW T105;, RMS (NSW) Method T105

TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02795.01

Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment

RMS (NSW) Method T103;TfNSW T103;TfNSW T105;

TfNSW TS 02794.03,TfNSW TS 02795.01

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Lime demand Not applicable RMS (NSW) Method T144

TfNSW TS 02797.02

Curing of moulded specimens Not applicable MR(Qld) Method Q135C
Cement content; Lime content Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) titration; Not applicable AS 5101.3.2, RMS (NSW) Method T143

TfNSW TS 02797.01

Sample preparation Foamed bitumen stabilisation - Field MR (Qld) Method Q138B, MR (Qld) Method Q138 (Jan 2017) 
Stabiliser rate of spread rate In-situ measurement

RMS (NSW) Method T136

TfNSW TS 02796.06

Compaction Vacuum saturation MR (Qld) Method Q147B, MR (Qld) Method Q147B (2014)
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

AS 5101.4, RMS (NSW) Method T116, RMS (NSW) Method T131

TfNSW TS 02795.10,TfNSW TS 02796.02

Laboratory stabilisation of soil Foamed bitumen RMS (NSW) Method T153

TfNSW TS 02798.04

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile; Quarry aggregate from a rock spall; Quarry aggregate from gabion

AS 1141.3.1, AS 1141.3.2 (except clauses 7 and 8), RMS (NSW) Method T100

TfNSW TS 02794.01

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Hardened concrete by coring

AS 1012.14

Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1, RMS (NSW) Method T300

TfNSW TS 02800.01

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 by spot sampling

AS 1289.1.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T100, MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061

TfNSW TS 02794.01

Moree Annex

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 Moree Annex, Site No 26049 is established from 19 August 2022 until 19 August 2024 for primary testing for the Newell Highway upgrade for the Services HW17 Newell Highway Heavy Duty Pavements, Narrabri to Moree Contract #20.0000303659.0103
Narrabri Annex

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 Narrabri Annex , Site No 26119 is established from 21 November 2022 until 21 November 2024 for primary testing for the N2M Newell HD Pavements Newell Overtaking Lanes project for Fulton Hogan N2M Primary Testing contract SC27.35 and for Newell Highway Alliance Primary Testing Subcontract N1008009
Western Sydney Airport Annex

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 Western Sydney Airport Annex Facility, Site No 25162 is established from 13 February 2020 until 13 February 2023 for the Western Sydney Airport earthworks for CPB Lendlease, Contract # N81051-S006-00001. This annex facility was closed from 12/12/2022.

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