Toowoomba Regional Council

Site

Charlton Soil Laboratory

Accreditation No.

9725

Site No.

9718

Date of Accreditation

23 Jan 1996

Address

24 Nass Road
Charlton, QLD 4350
Australia

tr.qld.gov.au

Contact

Mr Dewayne Gibbs P: +61 0407047656

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Toowoomba Regional Council address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Charlton Soil Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension AS 1141.20.3
Shape Flakiness

MR (Qld) Method Q201

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 Compressive strength Cylinder AS 1012.9
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions AS 1012.12.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen manufacture and curing In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens

AS 1012.8.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Liquid limit Cone four point; Cone one point

MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q106

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1141.11.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q103A

Moisture content Relative moisture content MR (Qld) Method Q250
Moisture content Drying oven AS 1289.2.1.1
Plasticity index Cone

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Plastic limit Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Oversize material Oversize material treatment

MR (Qld) Method Q143

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B

Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Characteristic field density values Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q020

Density - In situ Sand-cone

MR (Qld) Method Q141B

Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146

Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A

Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Dry density ratio Calculation; Measured AS 1289.5.4.1
Density - In situ; Field moisture content Nuclear gauge AS 1289.5.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration Soils Penetration in situ Dynamic cone MR (Qld) Method Q114B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens MR (Qld) Method Q113A, 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, MR (Qld) Method Q101D

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined MR (Qld) Method Q115
Curing of moulded specimens; Laboratory stabilisation of soil; Sample preparation Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B
Sample preparation Modified compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; Preparation and compaction of soil; Standard compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; 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
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow

AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1

Soils Not applicable Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow

AS 1289.1.2.1

Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q050 except clauses 7 and 9

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