Chadwick Geotechnics Pty Ltd

Site

Dandenong South Laboratory

Accreditation No.

12719

Site No.

12712

Date of Accreditation

18 Mar 1997

Address

25 Metcalf Street
Dandenong South, VIC 3175
Australia

chadwickgeotechnics.com.au

Contact

Mr Michael Poole P: +61 (03) 87700966

Availability

Services available to external clients

Chadwick Geotechnics Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Dandenong South Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 contaminants Aggregates Coarse aggregate quality; Foreign material in recycled aggregate Manual classification; Visual comparison

AS 1141.30.1, RC (Vic) Method 372.04

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Particle size distribution Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12


Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14


Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.1

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate RC (Vic) Method 370.05
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate stabilisation Aggregates Unconfined compressive strength Not applicable

AS 5101.4

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value; Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.21, AS 1141.22
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 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 - Rock properties Rocks Point load strength index Not applicable

AS 4133.4.1, TfNSW TS 02799.21

Indirect tensile strength Brazil ASTM D3967
Compressive strength Uniaxial load rate controlled; Uniaxial strain rate controlled AS 4133.4.2.1, AS 4133.4.2.2
Moisture content; Porosity Drying oven AS 4133.1.1.1, AS 4133.2.1.1, AS 4133.2.1.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1, TfNSW Method TS 02795.02


Liquid limit Cone four point; Cone one point

AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2


Liquid limit Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, TfNSW Method TS 02795.04


Cone plasticity index Not applicable

AS 1289.3.3.2

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.14

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1, TfNSW Method TS 02795.05

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, TfNSW Method TS 02795.08


Moisture content Hot plate

AS 1289.2.1.6


Moisture content Microwave oven

AS 1289.2.1.4


Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006)


Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory classification only)

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1, RC (Vic) Method 326.01, TfNSW Method TS 02795.05


Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1, TfNSW TS 02795.07

Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1

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

AS 1289.5.4.2


Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.06

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil consolidation Soils Consolidation One-dimensional AS 1289.6.6.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Dispersion Sand equivalent AS 1289.3.7.1
Dispersion Pinhole AS 1289.3.8.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation; Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Characteristic field density values Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 316.00

Moisture ratio assessment of dry back Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 316.14

Density - In situ; Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1


Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration Soils Penetration in situ Dynamic cone AS 1289.6.3.2
Penetration in situ Perth sand penetrometer AS 1289.6.3.3
Penetration depth Ball embedment Austroads Method AG:PT/T251
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Assignment of CBR and percent swell; Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1, RC (Vic) Method 324.01, TfNSW TS 02795.11
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Falling head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.2
Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.1
Permeability Flexible wall permeameter AS 1289.6.7.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Repeated compaction pre-treatment

RC (Vic) Method 301.05


Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1


Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment TfNSW Method T105, TfNSW Method TS 02794.02, TfNSW Method TS 02794.03, TfNSW Method TS 02795.01
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Laboratory stabilisation of soil Cement

RC (Vic) Method 301.06

Lime saturation point Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 131.01

Laboratory stabilisation of soil Lime stabilisation

RC (Vic) Method 301.03

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil thermal properties Soils Thermal conductivity In situ measurement; Laboratory measurement In-house Test Method TR LAB.2013, In-house Test Method TR FIELD.2013
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil triaxial strength Soils Triaxial strength Triaxial undrained with pore water pressure measured AS 1289.6.4.2
Triaxial strength Triaxial undrained without pore water pressure measurement AS 1289.6.4.1
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

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

AS 1012.1

Soils Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1


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, TfNSW TS 02794.01

Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.2

RC (Vic) Method 316.10

East Melbourne Project Annex Facility

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 East Melbourne Project Annex Facility, Site No.24397 is established from 19 March 2018 until 31 December 2026 for the Lilydale In-Filling Project for Tonkin and Taylor Pty Ltd.  (Contract No. 1000511)
Maddingley Brown Coal Annex Facility

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 Maddingley Brown Coal Annex Facility, Site No. 24999 is established from 31 July 2019 until 30 June 2026 for Maddingley Brown Coal Landfill (Contract No. 1003832) for Maddingley Brown Coal Calleja Group.

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