National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Townsville City Council
Site
Geotechnical Laboratory Services
Accreditation No.
3571
Site No.
3564
Date of Accreditation
18 Apr 1995
Address
113 Dalrymple Road
Garbutt, QLD 4814
Australia
Contact
Availability
Services conditionally 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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Flakiness |
MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |||
| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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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 | Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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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 | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Plastic limit | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone |
MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D. |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Plasticity index | Cone |
MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| 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 |
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| Density - In situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1, 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 Q101D |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q255. | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |
| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q134 |
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| Curing of moulded specimens; Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Compressive strength; Sample preparation | Uniaxial unconfined |
AS 5101.4, MR (Qld) Method Q115, In-house method TC-001 plots |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a windrow |
AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| Not applicable | Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow |
AS 1289.1.2.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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Accreditation No.
3571
Site No.
3564
Print date
24 Aug 2026