National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Benchmark Laboratories Pty Ltd
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 - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Correlation |
AS 1289.2.3.1 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
MRWA Method WA115.2 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 MRWA Method WA110.1 |
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| Moisture content | Microwave oven |
AS 1289.2.1.4 MRWA Method WA110.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 MRWA Method WA133.1 MRWA Method WA133.2 |
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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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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 MRWA Method WA132.1 MRWA Method WA132.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MRWA Method WA324.2 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation; Statistical selection of reference values |
AS 1289.5.4.1 AS 1289.5.4.3MRWA Method WA134.1 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured; Statistical selection of reference values |
AS 1289.5.4.1 AS 1289.5.4.3MRWA Method WA136.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration - In situ | Perth sand penetrometer |
AS 1289.6.3.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1 MRWA Method WA105.1 |
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| Sample collection | Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; 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; MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 MRWA Method WA0.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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Accreditation No.
14345
Site No.
14338
Print date
26 Aug 2026