Superior Quarry Testing Pty Ltd

Site

Darling Downs Laboratory

Accreditation No.

20085

Site No.

23649

Date of Accreditation

10 Jan 2017

Address

4 / 189 Anzac Avenue
Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Australia

Contact

Mr Mal Nicholls P: +61 0412694063

Availability

Services available to external clients

Superior Quarry Testing Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Darling Downs Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate abrasion Aggregates Abrasion resistance Ball mill; Resistance to wear by attrition MR (Qld) Method Q228,
MR (Qld) Method Q229A
Abrasion resistance Los Angeles machine value; Resistance to wear by attrition AS 1141.23, AS 1141.27
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion Aggregates Degree of precoating Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q216

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32

Sugar Fehlings solution

AS 1141.35

Clay and fine silt Settling

AS 1141.33

Light particles contaminants Segregation by density AS 1141.31
Organic impurities Colour test

AS 1141.34

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.3

Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1

Bulk density Compacted

AS 1141.4

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1

Shape Crushed faces

AS 1141.18

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.12

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 2 ?m AS 1141.13
Bulk density Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15,

MR (Qld) Method Q201

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on fine aggregate; Exposure to sodium sulfate solution; Methylene blue value AS 1141.24, AS 1141.25.2, AS 1141.25.3, AS 1141.66
Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22
Aggregate crushing value Not applicable AS 1141.21
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar chemical tests Concrete, grout and mortar Chloride level in hardened concrete; Sulfate level in hardened concrete Nitric acid AS 1012.20.1
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

Air content of freshly mixed concrete Increased air pressure AS 1012.4.1
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 Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens AS 1012.8.1
Specimen manufacture and curing In situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens AS 1012.8.4
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil chemical properties Soils Organic matter Loss on ignition (LOI) MR (Qld) Method Q120B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index Cone

AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252

Liquid limit Cone one point

AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104D

Liquid limit Cone four point

AS 1289.3.9.1, MR (Qld) Method Q104A

Sieve analysis Fines ratio

AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105

Moisture content Correlation AS 1289.2.3.1
Moisture content Microwave oven AS 1289.2.1.4
Moisture content Infrared light AS 1289.2.1.5
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 Standard compactive effort AS 1289.5.1.1,
MR (Qld) Method Q142A
Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q145A
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Characteristic field density values Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q020
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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants Soils Acidity pH AS 1289.4.3.1
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

TfNSW T105,

TfNSW TS 02795.01

Soil pre-treatment Repeated compaction pre-treatment


TfNSW T102, TfNSW T105,

TfNSW TS 02794.02, TfNSW TS 02795.01

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Cement content Heat of neutralisation MR (Qld) Method Q134
Sample preparation Cement stabilisation MR (Qld) Method Q135A
Sample preparation 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
Curing of moulded specimens Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q135B
Stabiliser working time Cementitious stabilisation time MR (Qld) Method Q136A
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined MR (Qld) Method Q115
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow

AS 1141.3.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q060

Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile

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 stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow

AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050

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