FMG Research

Site

FMG Research – Victoria

Accreditation No.

544

Site No.

25143

Date of Accreditation

03 Jun 2022

Address

Unit 1 – 21 Macaulay Street
Williamstown, VIC 3016
Australia

fmgengineering.com.au

Contact

Mr Chris Paros P: +61 0407219018

Availability

Services available to external clients

FMG Research address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
FMG Research – Victoria

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.3

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.12

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted AS 1141.4
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 - Soil classification Soils Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

Liquid limit Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.2

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006)

Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1, RC (VIC) Method RC 326.01

Liquid limit Casagrande four point

AS 1289.3.1.1

Description, identification and classification; Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10

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

AS 1289.5.2.1

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

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 Density - In situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Characteristic field density values; Density - In situ; Field moisture content; Moisture ratio assessment of dry back Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1, RC (VIC) Method RC 316.00, RC (VIC) Method RC 316.14

Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation; Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration Soils Penetration in situ Standard penetration Austroads Method AG:PT/T251
Penetration in situ Dynamic cone AS 1289.6.3.2
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 RC 324.01
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 Repeated compaction pre-treatment

AS 1289.1.1, RC (VIC) Method RC 301.05

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 Density decay correction factor for granular materials; Sample preparation; Stabiliser working time Cement stabilisation; Cementitious stabilisation time; Lime stabilisation RC (VIC) Method RC 301.03, RC (VIC) Method RC 301.06, RC (Vic) Method 330.02, RC (VIC) Method RC 330.03
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined AS 5101.4
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

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

AS 1012.1

Soils Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling in situ

AS 1289.1.2.1

Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.2, RC (VIC) Method RC 316.10

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1

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