National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Boral Resources (QLD) Pty Ltd - Boral Asphalt
Site
Bundaberg Laboratory – Boral Asphalt
Accreditation No.
1688
Site No.
9251
Date of Accreditation
26 Mar 2001
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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Resistance to stripping | Modified plate | MR (Qld) Method Q212B | |
| Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Average least dimension; Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Methods Q201 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
| Sample preparation | Disturbed samples; Representative sample reduction; Sample combination and splitting; Untreated bulk samples | MR (Qld) Method Q101; MR (Qld) Method Q101A; MR (Qld) Method Q101B | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.11.1; AS 1141.12; MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141 5, AS 1141.6.1 |
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| 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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Moisture content | Drying oven | AS/NZS 2891.10 | |
| Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Reflux |
AS/NZS 2891 3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q308A |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Characteristic values; Density ratio and air voids | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020, MR (Qld) Method Q314 (2018), Australian Airports Association Method MT 002 |
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| Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge backscatter mode |
MR (Qld) Method Q306E, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N04, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N05 |
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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 specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning |
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 | |
| Bulk density | Mensuration; Presaturation; Silicone sealing |
AS/NZS 2891.9.3 AS/NZS 2891.9.2 MR (Qld) Method Q306C |
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| Maximum density | Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1 | |||
| Binder film index | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q317 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Pavement shape | Road pavements | Surface deviation | Straight edge |
MR (Qld) Method Q712 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Penetration depth; Texture depth | Ball embedment; Sand patch |
Austroads Method AGPT/T250, Austroads Method AGPT/T251 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique; Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique; Loose asphalt |
AS/NZS 2891.1.1, AS 2891.1.2 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample collection | Bituminous materials | Not applicable | Polymer modified bitumens from tanks, tankers and drums; Residual bitumens from tanks, tankers and drums |
AS 2008 Appendix B (1997), Austroads ATM T101; MR (Qld) Method Q080 |
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Accreditation No.
1688
Site No.
9251
Print date
25 Aug 2026