National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Precision Geotechnical Services
Site
Brisbane Laboratory
Accreditation No.
21250
Site No.
25576
Date of Accreditation
22 Jan 2024
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
Not Applicable
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Point load strength index | Laboratory measurement | AS 4133.4.1 | |
| Slake durability index | Not applicable | AS 4133.3.4 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 4133.1.1.1, ASTM D2216 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock strength and deformation | Rocks | Indirect tensile strength | Brazil | ASTM D3967 | |
| Deformation | Strain rate controlled | AS 4133.4.3.2 | |||
| Direct shear strength | Not applicable | ASTM D5607 | |||
| Deformation | Load rate controlled | AS 4133.4.3.1, ASTM D7012 | |||
| Compressive strength | Uniaxial load rate controlled; Uniaxial strain rate controlled | AS 4133.4.2.1, AS 4133.4.2.2 | |||
| Modulus | Ultrasonic velocity | ASTM D2845 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Casagrande; Cone | 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 | |
| Description, identification and classification | Not applicable | AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only) | |||
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
| Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
| Particle density | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.5.1 | |||
| Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil consolidation | Soils | Consolidation | One-dimensional | AS 1289.6.6.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class; Percentage (%); Pinhole | AS 1289.3.8.1, AS 1289.3.8.2, AS 1289.3.8.3, ASTM D4647 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles | Soils | Fine particle analysis | Hydrometer | AS 1289.3.6.3 | |
| 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 natural contaminants | Soils | Acidity | pH | AS 1289.4.3.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen; Flexible wall permeameter | AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2, AS 1289.6.7.3 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell | AS 1289.7.1.1 | |
| Swell/collapse | One-dimensional | ASTM D5333 (2003) | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil shear strength | Soils | Shear strength | Direct shear force |
AS 1289.6.2.2, ASTM D6467 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Lime demand | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q133, TfNSW TS 02797.02 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil triaxial strength | Soils | Triaxial strength | Triaxial consolidate drained | ASTM D7181 | |
| Triaxial strength | Triaxial undrained without pore water pressure measurement | AS 1289.6.4.1, ASTM D2850 | |||
| Triaxial strength | Triaxial unconfined | ASTM D2166 | |||
| Triaxial strength | Triaxial undrained with pore water pressure measured | AS 1289.6.4.2, ASTM D4767 |
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Accreditation No.
21250
Site No.
25576
Print date
24 Aug 2026