National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Site
Bulwer Island Laboratory – Materials Services – Brisbane
Accreditation No.
2302
Site No.
2295
Date of Accreditation
19 Jan 1988
Contact
Availability
Services conditionally 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 abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Ball mill; Resistance to wear by attrition |
AS 1141.27; MR (Qld) Method Q228; MR (Qld) Method Q229A; MR (Qld) Method Q229B |
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| Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value |
AS 1141.23 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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| Resistance to stripping | Modified plate |
MR (Qld) Method Q212B |
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| Resistance to stripping | Immersion tray |
MR (Qld) Method Q212C |
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| Resistance to stripping | Plate test |
AS 1141.50 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Sugar | Fehlings solution |
AS 1141.35 |
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| Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Accelerated soundness index |
AS 1141.29 |
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| Soundness | Degradation factor on fine aggregate |
AS 1141.25.3 |
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| Soundness | Methylene blue value |
AS 1141.66 |
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| Soundness | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution |
AS 1141.24 |
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| Soundness | Clay index |
MR (Qld) Method Q129 |
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| Soundness | Degradation factor on source rock |
AS 1141.25.1 |
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| Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate |
AS 1141.25.2; MR (Qld) Method Q208B |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.22 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt adhesion and stripping | Asphalts | Degree of particle coating | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2891.11 |
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| Binder paste drain-off | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q310, Austroads Method AG:PT/T235 |
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| Anti-stripping agent sensitivity to water | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q315 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Reflux |
AS/NZS 2891.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q308A; MR (Qld) Method Q308C |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Characteristic values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Density ratio and air voids | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q314 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt filler | Asphalts | Apparent particle density of filler | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 1141.7 |
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| Voids in dry compacted filler | Not applicable |
AS 1141.17 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mechanical properties | Asphalts | Marshall stability and flow | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2891.5; MR (Qld) Method Q305 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mix design | Asphalts | Mix composition | Marshall method |
MR (Qld) Method Q309 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Permeability | Ponding |
MR (Qld) Method Q304A; MR (Qld) Method Q304B |
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| Resilient modulus | Indirect tensile |
AS/NZS 2891.13.1 |
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| Fatigue life | Flexural bending |
Austroads Method AGPT/T274 |
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| Stripping potential | Tensile strength ratio |
Austroads Method AGPT/T232 |
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| Abrasion loss | Abrasion |
Austroads Method AGPT:T236 |
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| Deformation resistance | Wheel tracking machine |
Austroads Method AGPT/T231 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen compaction | Gyratory compaction |
AS/NZS 2891.2.2 |
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| Specimen compaction | Compaction of asphalt slabs |
Austroads Method AGPT/T220 |
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| Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning |
AS/NZS 2891.1.1; AS/NZS 2891.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q303A; MR (Qld) Method Q303B |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Voids and density relationship | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2891.8; MR (Qld) Method Q311 |
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| Maximum density | Water displacement |
AS/NZS 2891.7.1 |
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| Mix volume ratio density | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q318 |
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| Sample preparation | Vacuum drying | MR (Qld) Method Q324 | |||
| Fixed and free binder | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q321 |
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| Binder absorption | Calculation |
MR (Qld) Method Q316 |
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| Bulk density | Mensuration; Presaturation; Silicone sealing; Waxing |
AS/NZS 2891.9.1; AS/NZS 2891.9.2; AS/NZS 2891.9.3; MR (Qld) Method Q306C |
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| Binder film thickness | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q317 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar chemical tests | Concrete, grout and mortar | Carbonation | Depth of carbonation |
MR (Qld) Method Q485 |
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| Chloride level in hardened concrete | Nitric acid |
AS 1012.20.1; MR (Qld) Method Q456 |
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| Chloride level in hardened concrete | Mohr titration |
MR (Qld) Method Q457B |
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| Corrosion depth in reinforcing bars contained in concrete cores | Titration |
QTMR in-house procedure STM002 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar permeability | Concrete, grout and mortar | Permeability | Volume change with water absorption - Permeable voids | AS 1012.21 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Cube; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Compressive strength | Core |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Water displacement |
AS 1012.12.2; MR (Qld) Method Q473 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| 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 |
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| Specimen conditioning | Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.3 |
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| Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties | Masonry, concrete and clay units | Water absorption | Not applicable | AS/NZS 4058 Appendix F | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 4133.1.1.1 |
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| Point load strength index | In-situ measurement; Laboratory measurement |
AS 4133.4.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock strength and deformation | Rocks | Compressive strength | Uniaxial strain rate controlled | AS 4133.4.2.2 | |
| Compressive strength | Uniaxial load rate controlled | AS 4133.4.2.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.3.1; AS 1289.3.3.2; MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |
| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Sieve analysis | Fines ratio | MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
| 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 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Weighted plasticity index | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
| Particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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| 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 |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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| Dispersion | Sand equivalent |
AS 1289.3.7.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil electrical properties | Soils | Electrical resistance | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method; Q122A; MR (Qld) Method Q122B | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone |
MR (Qld) Method Q114B |
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| 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 modulus and deformation | Soils | Deformation of granular materials; Resilient modulus | Permanent deformation |
MR (Qld) Method Q137; MR (Qld) Method Q139 |
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| Deformation of granular materials | Wheel tracking machine | MR (Qld) Method Q149 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants | Soils | Soluble sulfate | Acid extraction |
AS 1289.4.2.1; MR (Qld) MethodQ131B |
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| Acidity | pH |
AS 1289.4.3.1 |
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| Organic matter | Loss on ignition (LOI) |
MR (Qld) Method Q120B |
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| Chloride | Classical |
MR (Qld) Method Q130A; MR (Qld) Method Q130B |
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| 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 Q101E; MR (Qld) Method Q101F |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of wheel tracker specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q148 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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| Sample preparation | Foamed bitumen stabilisation - Field; Foamed bitumen stabilisation - Laboratory |
MR (Qld) Method Q138A; MR (Qld) Method Q138B |
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| Lime content; Stabiliser calcium oxide content | Classical |
AS 4489.6.1 |
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| Absorption, swell and capillary rise of compacted materials | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q125D |
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| Compaction | Vacuum saturation |
MR (Qld) Method Q147B |
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| Bitumen content | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q118 |
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| Curing of moulded specimens; Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation; Foamed bitumen stabilisation; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A; MR (Qld) Method Q135B; MR (Qld) Method Q135C |
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| Lime demand | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q133 |
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| Sample preparation | Preparation and compaction of soil; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B, MR (Qld) Method Q251C | |||
| Stabiliser working time | Bituminous stabilisation time; Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q136A; MR (Qld) Method Q136B |
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| Sample collection | Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique |
AS 2891.1.2 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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| Analysis of bituminous materials - Composition | Bituminous materials | Non-aqueous volatiles | Calculation by difference |
AS/NZS 2341.24 |
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| Toluene insoluble matter | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2341.8 |
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| Water content | Dean and Stark |
AS 2341.9 |
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| Cutter content | Modified Dean and Stark |
MR (Qld) Method Q372 |
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| Residue on evaporation | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2341.23 |
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| Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Consistency; Stiffness | Not applicable |
Austroads Method AGPT/T121 |
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| Viscosity | Brookfield viscometer; Dynamic - Capillary tube; Kinematic |
AS/NZS 2341.2; AS 2341.3; AS/NZS 2341.4; Austroads Method AGPT/T111 |
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| Segregation of bituminous materials | Not applicable |
Austroads Method AGPT/T108 |
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| Sedimentation | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2341.27; MR (Qld) Method Q361 |
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| Density | Density bottle |
AS 2341.7; MR (Qld) Method Q331; MR (Qld) Method Q374 |
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| Penetration of bitumen | Not applicable |
AS 2341.12 |
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| Particle charge | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2341.22 |
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| Consistency of bitumen emulsion | Derived Engler calculation |
AS 2341.25 |
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| Torsional recovery | Not applicable |
Austroads Method AGPT/T122 |
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| Softening point | Ring and ball |
AS 2341.18; Austroads Method AGPT/T131 |
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| Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen |
AS/NZS 2341.10; Austroads Method AGPT/T103 |
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| pH of bituminous emulsions | Classical |
AS 2341.32 |
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| Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable |
Austroads Method AGPT/T102 |
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| Sieve residue | Sieve analysis |
AS/NZS 2341.26 |
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| Breaking behaviour | Setting time |
AS 2341.29 |
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 - Rock properties | Rocks | Point load strength index | In-situ measurement; Laboratory measurement | AS 4133.4.1 |
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Accreditation No.
2302
Site No.
2295
Print date
02 Dec 2023
