National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Civil Quality Assurance 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 - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
| Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |
| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201. |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable; Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3. |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate | MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Plasticity index | Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.2 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone four point |
AS 1289.3.9.1 MR (Qld) Method Q104A |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.9.2 MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | 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 | 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 MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
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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 field density | Soils | Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density - In situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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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 | |
| 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 MR (Qld) Method Q101 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q255 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil thermal properties | Soils | Thermal conductivity | In situ measurement; Laboratory measurement |
ASTM D5334 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection - Systematic random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| 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 |
AS 1141.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Systematic random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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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 in situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
20084
Site No.
10595
Print date
25 Aug 2026