
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Geotechnical Laboratory Services WA PTY LTD
Site
Bunbury Geotechnical & Laboratory Services Pty Ltd
Geotech Australia
Accreditation No.
20660
Site No.
24766
Date of Accreditation
19 May 2022
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establishment of annex facilities | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value | AS 1141.23, MRWA Method WA220.1, MRWA Method WA220.2 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Average least dimension | AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, MRWA Method WA215.1 | |
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.12 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1, MRWA Method WA210.1 | |||
| Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15, MRWA Method WA216.1 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1, MRWA Method WA212.1 | |||
| Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |||
| 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 | Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |
| Compressive strength | Cylinder | AS 1012.9 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | 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 - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch | MRWA Method WA 311.1 | |
| Layer thickness | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA330.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil chemical properties | Soils | Calcium carbonate content | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA915.1 | |
| Organic matter | Loss on ignition (LOI) | ASTM D2974 Method A | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2 | |
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MRWA Method WA115.1, MRWA Method WA115.2 | |||
| Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1, MRWA Method WA122.1 | |||
| Liquid limit | Cone four point | AS 1289.3.9.1, MRWA Method WA120.2 | |||
| Liquid limit | Cone four point | AS 1289.3.3.1, MRWA Method WA120.1 | |||
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MRWA Method WA123.1 | |||
| Plasticity index | Cone | AS 1289.3.3.2, MRWA Method WA122.1 | |||
| Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1, MRWA Method WA121.1 | |||
| Liquid limit | Cone one point | AS 1289.3.9.2 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
| 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 | |
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1, MRWA Method WA133.1, MRWA Method WA133.2 | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, MRWA Method WA132.1, MRWA Method WA132.2 | |||
| 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 | Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MRWA WA324.2 | |
| Moisture ratio | Statistical selection of reference values | MRWA Method WA136.1 | |||
| Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1, MRWA Method WA136.1 | |||
| Density - In situ | Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1 | |||
| Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Measured; Statistical selection of reference values | AS 1289.5.4.1, MRWA Method WA134.1, MRWA Method WA136.1 | |||
| 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; Perth sand penetrometer | AS 1289.6.3.2, AS 1289.6.3.3 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1, MRWA Method WA141.1 | |
| Compressive strength | Uniaxial maximum dry | MRWA Method WA140.1 | |||
| 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 pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1; MRWA Method WA105.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | MRWA Method WA143.1 | |
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile | AS 1141.3.1 , MRWA Method WA200.1 | |
| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 | ||
| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.2; MRWA Method WA100.1 | ||
| 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 in situ | AS 1289.1.2.1; MRWA Method WA100.1 | |||
| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1; MRWA Method WA0.1 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Mount Weld Annex Facility, Site No is established from 29 May 2025 until 29 November 2025 for Mt Weld TSF 4 Stage 2, Contractor: Central Earthmoving Company - Manraj, Contract No: J24055-002-SP |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Pavement Repairs Annex Facility, 24766 is established from 14 November 2025 to 4 February 2026 for SPA Pavement Repairs Program contract number 44_21-0018 by Stabilised Pavements of Australia. |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Wodgina Annex Facility, Site No: 27224 is established from 17 September 2025 until 25 May 2026 for Wodgina Atlas TSF Project Contract No: MRL3815 for Mineral Resource Engineering & Construction |
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Accreditation No.
20660
Site No.
24766
Print date
19 Nov 2025