National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
AMB Geotech SQS Pty Ltd
Site
Chinchilla Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
2904
Date of Accreditation
30 May 1990
Contact
Availability
Services 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 | 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 | Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch |
Austroads Method AG:PT/T250 |
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| Penetration depth | Ball embedment |
Austroads Method AG:PT/T251 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point |
AS 1289.3.1.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1, |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, |
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| Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.2, |
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| Description, identification and classification | Not applicable |
AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only) |
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| Sieve analysis | Fines ratio | MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
| Liquid limit | Cone four point |
AS 1289.3.9.1, |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1, |
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| Particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.9.2, |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1, |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2, |
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| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q168 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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| Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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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 Q113C |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1, |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength; Sample preparation | Preparation and compaction of soil; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115, MR (Qld) Method Q251B, MR (Qld) Method Q251C |
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| Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A |
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| Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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| Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow |
AS 1141.3.1, |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer |
As 1012.1 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2, |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1, |
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| 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 in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1, |
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Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
2904
Print date
27 Jul 2024
