
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Qualtest Laboratory Pty Limited
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.12 | |
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |
| 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 one point | MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.2 | |||
| Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
| Liquid limit | Cone four point | AS 1289.3.9.1, MR (Qld) Method Q104A | |||
| Plasticity index | Cone | AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point | AS 1289.3.1.1 | |||
| Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1 | |||
| Weighted plasticity index | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A | |
| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |||
| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A | |||
| 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 field density | Soils | Relative compaction | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q140A | |
| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A | |||
| Dry density ratio | Calculation | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
| Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
| Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |||
| Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
| Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
| Density - In situ | Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B | |||
| Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
| 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, 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 | |
| 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 by spot sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q061 | ||
| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 | |||
| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q050 | |||
| 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 from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in situ | AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
2316
Site No.
2309
Print date
16 Nov 2025