Brisbane City Council

Site

Geotechnical Services Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1488

Site No.

1481

Date of Accreditation

10 Nov 1980

Address

20 Tradecoast Drive
Eagle Farm, QLD 4009
Australia

Contact

Mr James Angus P: +61 (07) 31780136

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Geotechnical Services Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 Core; Cube; Cylinder

AS 1012.9

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

Compressive strength Core AS 1012.14
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

Specimen conditioning Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens AS 1012.14
Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties Masonry, concrete and clay units Slip resistance Not applicable

AS 4586 Appendix A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Skid resistance British pendulum portable tester

 MR (Qld) Method Q704

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Liquid limit Cone four point

MR (Qld) Method Q104A

Liquid limit Casagrande four point

AS 1289.3.1.1

Liquid limit Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.2

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006)

Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only)

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Liquid limit Cone one point

MR (Qld) Method Q104D

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1

Plasticity index Cone

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils 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

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2;  MR (Qld) Method Q144A

Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1;  MR (Qld) Method Q142A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Percentage (%) AS 1289.3.8.2
Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Density - In situ Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141B

Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02

Density - In situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) NGTM Methods N01, N03

Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146

Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1;  MR (Qld) Method Q101

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of mechanical performance of pedestrian and impact attenuation surfaces Pedestrian surfaces Slip resistance Wet pendulum

AS 4663 Appendix A

Sample collection Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1

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