
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
GSG Laboratories Pty Ltd
Site
Brisbane Laboratory
Accreditation No.
20956
Site No.
25849
Date of Accreditation
01 Jul 2025
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
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 | Foreign material in recycled aggregate | Manual classification | MR (Qld) Method Q477 | |
Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density; Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate; Particle size distribution; Shape; Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Average least dimension; Compacted; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper; Sieve analysis; Uncompacted; Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1, AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |
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 properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength; Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Cylinder; Dimensions; Water displacement | AS 1012.9, AS 1012.12.1, AS 1012.12.2, | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen conditioning; Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage; Liquid limit; Moisture content; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone; Cone four point; Cone one point; Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q252, AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106, AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Compaction to nominated levels; Dry density/moisture content relationship; Oversize material | Modified compactive effort; Oversize material treatment; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142B, AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A, MR (Qld) Method Q145A, MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q168 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density - In situ; Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |
Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Degree of saturation; Density - In situ; Dry density ratio; Relative compaction | Calculation; Hilf; Sand-cone | MR (Qld) Method Q140A, AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B, AS 1289.5.4.1,AS 1289.5.7.1, MR (Qld) Method Q146, MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B | |
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 Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D, MR (Qld) Method Q101G, MR (Qld) Method Q101H, MR (Qld) Method Q101J | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q255 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Cement content; Curing of moulded specimens; Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B, MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection by spot sampling | AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | AS 1012.1 | ||
Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in situ; Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.2.1, AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2 |
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Accreditation No.
20956
Site No.
25849
Print date
29 Jul 2025