Boral Resources (Qld) Pty Limited

Site

Boral Toowoomba Concrete and Quarry Laboratory

Accreditation No.

489

Site No.

5290

Date of Accreditation

07 Jul 1993

Address

cnr Anzac Avenue and Alderley Street
Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Australia

boral.com.au

Contact

Mr Mark Stewart P: +61 (07) 47998027

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Boral Toowoomba Concrete and Quarry Laboratory

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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion Aggregates Resistance to stripping Modified plate MR (Qld) Method Q212B
Degree of precoating Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q216

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Organic impurities Colour test

AS 1141.34

Clay and fine silt Settling

AS 1141.33

Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201

Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Shape Crushed faces

AS 1141.18

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14

Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Not applicable

AS 1141.5

Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.12

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on source rock AS 1141.25.1
Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate AS 1141.25.2; MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value Not applicable AS 1141.21
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 J-ring; T500

AS 1012.3.5

Slump flow Cone

AS 1012.3.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties Concrete, grout and mortar Air content of freshly mixed concrete Reduced air pressure

AS 1012.4.2

Bleeding In situ analysis - Freshly mixed concrete

AS 1012.6

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

Compressive strength Cylinder

AS 1012.9 (except clause 4.2)

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.2

Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.1

Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.4

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1; 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

Liquid limit Cone four point; Cone one point

AS 1289.3.9.1; AS 1289.3.9.2; 

MR (Qld) Method Q104A; MR (Qld) Method Q104D

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106

Cone plasticity index Not applicable

AS 1289.3.3.2

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142B

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
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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined MR (Qld) Method Q115
Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Curing of moulded specimens; Sample preparation Cement stabilisation MR (Qld) Method Q135A;
MR (Qld) Method Q135B
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1;

MR (Qld) Q060

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer

AS 1012.1

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; Disturbed soil sampling in situ

AS 1289.1.2.1

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q050

Fixed Remote Site – Boral Chinchilla Concrete Plant

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.1

Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.2

Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.4

Sample collection Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer

AS 1012.1

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