Pargroup Materials Testing Pty Ltd

Site

Geotechnical Laboratory

Accreditation No.

19400

Site No.

22186

Date of Accreditation

01 Jun 2017

Address

12 / 30-36 Margaret Vella Drive
Paget, QLD 4740
Australia

pargroup.com.au

Contact

Mr Frank Parrotta P: +61 0408744872

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes

Withdrawn 23 Aug 2022

Voluntary

Geotechnical Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2005)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Withdrawn
Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Rapid MR (Qld) Method Q142C

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Withdrawn
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 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; MR (Qld) Method Q217
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q202
Water absorption of coarse aggregate Not applicable AS 1141.6.1
Ten percent fines value Wet

MR (Qld) Method Q205B
Water absorption of coarse aggregate Not applicable

AS 1141.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q214B
Shape Crushed faces

AS 1141.18, MR (Qld) Method Q215
Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted AS 1141.4
Water absorption of fine aggregate Not applicable AS 1141.5
Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201
Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water AS 1141.6.1
Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm AS 1141.12
Ten percent fines value Dry

MR (Qld) Method Q205A
Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water AS 1141.5
Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q214B
Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22, MR (Qld) Method Q205A, MR (Qld) Method Q205, MR (Qld) Method Q205C
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
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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Texture depth Sand patch Austroads Method AGPT/T250
Penetration depth Ball embedment Austroads Method AGPT/T251
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Liquid limit Cone one point

MR (Qld) Method Q104D
Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1
Liquid limit Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.2
Plasticity index Cone

MR (Qld) Method Q105
Particle density Not applicable AS 1289.3.5.1
Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1
Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105
Liquid limit Casagrande four point

AS 1289.3.1.1 
Liquid limit Cone four point

MR (Qld) Method Q104A
Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A
Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A
Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142B
Oversize material Oversize material treatment

MR (Qld) Method Q143
Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A
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; MR (Qld) Method Q144A
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 engineering properties Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Density index Not applicable AS 1289.5.6.1
Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146
Density - In-situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01; MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03
Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1
Characteristic field density values Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q020
Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A
Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Density - In-situ Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration Soils Penetration in-situ Dynamic cone AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B
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 Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C
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 Q101C; MR (Qld) Method Q101D
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A
Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A; MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined MR (Qld) Method Q115
Stabiliser rate of spread rate In-situ measurement MR (Qld) Method Q719
Cement content Heat of neutralisation MR (Qld) Method Q134
Sample preparation Cement stabilisation

MR (Qld) Method Q135A
Curing of moulded specimens Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q135B
Stabiliser working time Cementitious stabilisation time MR (Qld) Method Q136A
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q050
Not applicable Site selection by spot sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q061
Not applicable Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow

AS 1141.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060
Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q050
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; MR (Qld) Method Q050
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 from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ

AS 1289.1.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060
Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.2; MR (Qld) Method Q050
Not applicable Site selection by spot sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q061

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