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 |
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| 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 | Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
| Cone plasticity index | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.3.2 | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.1; AS 1289.3.1.2 | |||
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
| Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1 | |||
| Liquid limit | Cone four point; Cone one point | AS 1289.3.9.1; AS 1289.3.9.2; MR (Qld) Method Q104A; MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A |
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| 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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| 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 | Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Density - In situ; Moisture - In situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| 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 |
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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 pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B |
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| 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 |
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| Soils | 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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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
2316
Site No.
25558
Print date
24 Aug 2026