National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Boral Resources (QLD) Pty Ltd - Boral Asphalt
Site
Cairns Asphalt Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1688
Site No.
9253
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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| 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 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |
| Shape | Average least dimension; Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Sample preparation | 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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Methylene blue value | AS 1141.66 | |
| 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 | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.10 | |
| Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Reflux |
AS/NZS 2891.3.1, |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Density ratio and air voids | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q314 (2018), AAA Method MT002 |
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| Field density | Nuclear gauge backscatter mode |
MR (Qld) Method Q306E, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N04, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N05 |
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| Characteristic values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt filler | Asphalts | Apparent particle density of filler; Voids in dry compacted filler | Gravimetric | AS/NZS 1141.7, AS/NZS 1141.17 | |
| 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, AAA MT001 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning |
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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| Binder film thickness | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q317 |
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| Mix volume ratio density | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q318 |
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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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| 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 | Texture depth | Sand patch |
Austroads Method AGPT/T250 |
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| Penetration depth | Ball embedment |
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 | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique; Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique; Uncompacted asphalt |
AS/NZS 2891.1.1, AS 2891.1.2 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Viscosity | Rotational viscometer | Austroads ATM 111 | |
| Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18; Austroads Method AGPT/T131 | |||
| Torsional recovery | Not applicable | Austroads ATM 122 | |||
| Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable | Austroads ATM 102 | |||
| 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 Method AGPT/T101 MR (Qld) Method Q080 |
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Accreditation No.
1688
Site No.
9253
Print date
27 Aug 2026