National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Earthtech Laboratories (NQ)
Site
Ravenshoe Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1244
Site No.
1237
Date of Accreditation
14 Mar 1977
Address
RN51 Monument Street
Ravenshoe, QLD 4888
Australia
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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
| Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate |
MR (Qld) Method Q208B |
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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 | Cylinder |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure |
AS 1012.5 |
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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 | Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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| Liquid limit | Cone four point |
MR (Qld) Method Q104A |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point; Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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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, |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |||
| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q143, MR (Qld) Method Q144A | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Hilf; Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.7.1, MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |
| Relative compaction | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q140A | |||
| Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
| Density - In-situ; Moisture - In-situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |||
| 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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| 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 |
AS 1141.3.1, |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 |
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| 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 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
1244
Site No.
1237
Print date
26 Apr 2024
