National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
GROUNDWORK Plus
Site
Brendale
Accreditation No.
20630
Site No.
24729
Date of Accreditation
25 Sep 2019
Contact
Mr David (Dave) Gregson P: +61 0417615217
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
Not Applicable
Scope of Accreditation
Brendale
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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q216 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |
Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |||
Foreign material in recycled aggregate | Manual classification | MR (Qld) Method Q477 | |||
Organic impurities | Colour test | AS 1141.34 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate polishing | Aggregates | Polished aggregate friction value | Pendulum friction test; Vertical wheel | AS 1141.40, AS 1141.42, MR (Qld) Method Q203 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |
Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 | |||
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |||
Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |||
Shape | Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14; AS 1141.15; AS 1141.18; AS 1141.20.3; MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on source rock; Exposure to sodium sulfate solution | AS 1141.24, AS 1141.25.1, AS 1141.25.2, MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.22 | |
Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable | AS 1141.21 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties | Masonry, concrete and clay units | Resistance to salt attack | Not applicable | AS/NZS 4456.10 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock Hardness | Rocks | Abrasion resistance | Abrasion resistance of dimension stone subjected to foot traffic | ASTM C1353 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Point load strength index | Laboratory measurement | AS 4133.4.1 | |
Absorption | Saturation | ASTM C97 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock strength and deformation | Rocks | Modulus of rupture for dimension stone | Not applicable | ASTM C99 | |
Compressive strength | Uniaxial load rate controlled | ASTM C170 | |||
Flexural strength of dimension stone | Not applicable | ASTM C880 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
Weighted plasticity index | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
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 | |||
Cone plasticity index | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.3.2 | |||
Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1 | |||
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
Sieve analysis | Fines ratio | MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A | |||
Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |||
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 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 Q101D; MR (Qld) Method Q101F | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck | AS 1141.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 | |
Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q050 | ||
Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.2; MR (Qld) Method Q050 | |||
Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork | AS 1289.1.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
20630
Site No.
24729
Print date
08 Dec 2024
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