National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Protest Geotechnical Pty Ltd t/a Protest CMT
Protest CMT
Site
Gold Coast Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19667
Site No.
22838
Date of Accreditation
28 May 2015
Contact
Mr Sam Bamford
P: +61 1300742004
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Gold Coast Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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| 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 contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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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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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 | |||
| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 | |||
| Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |||
| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on source rock | AS 1141.25.1, AS 1141.25.2, MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.22 | |
| 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 | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Compressive strength | Core; Cube; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14 |
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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 | In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; In-situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes |
AS 1012.8.1, AS 1012.8.3 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1; AS 1012.8.3 |
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| Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Cone plasticity index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.3.2, MRWA Method WA122.1 |
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| Moisture content | Microwave oven |
AS 1289.2.1.4 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q105 MRWA Method WA 121.1 |
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| Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Cone |
MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252, MRWA Method122.1 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q250, MRWA Method WA110.1 |
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| Moisture content | Correlation |
AS 1289.2.3.1 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q106 MRWA Method WA 123.1 |
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| Particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2 MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D MRWA Method WA120.1 |
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| Sieve analysis | Fines ratio |
AS 1289.3.6.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253 MRWA Method WA115.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142B MRWA Method 133.1, MRWA Method WA 133.2 |
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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 MRWA Method WA 132.1, MRWA Method WA132.2 |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q168 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 MRWA Method WA 134.1, MRWA Method WA 136.1 |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method Q141B, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02 MRWA Method WA 324.2 |
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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 | |
| Penetration depth | Ball embedment | AGPT/T251 | |||
| 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, MRWA Method WA 141.1 | |
| 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 | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment |
TfNSW T102; TfNSW T103 TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02794.03 |
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| 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, MR (Qld) Method Q101E, MR (Qld) Method Q101F, MR (Qld) Method Q101H, MR (Qld) Method 101J, MR (Qld) Method Q255 |
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| 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 | Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |
| Lime demand | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q133 |
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| Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
AS 5101.4 MR (Qld) Method Q115 MRWA Method WA 143.1, MRWA Method WA143.2 |
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| Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a bin; 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 a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete; Hardened concrete by coring |
AS 1012.1, AS 1012.14 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 MR (Qld) Method Q050 MRWA Method WA0.1 |
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| Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile |
AS 1289.1.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q060 MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
Bellevue Wind Farm Annex Facility
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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| Annex facility | 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 | The Bellevue Wind Farm Annex Facility, site no: 26696, is acknowledged from 27 May 2024 until 31 March 2025, for Zenith Bellevue Wind Farm, contract no: WFC 21400 |
Burnett & Dawson Hwy Reseal Works Program Annex Facility
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 |
The Burnett & Dawson Hwy Reseal Works Program Annex Facility, site no 26803 is acknowledged from 15 July 2024 to 1 November 2024 contract no: PO-2022587 |
Carmichael Coal Mine – Harlow Civil Annex Facility
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 |
The Carmichael Coal Mine - Harlow Civil Annex Facility, site no:26741 is acknowledged from 8 July 2024 until 26 February 2024 for the MIA Carmichael Coal Mine-Harlin Civil, contract no: 00013099 |
Carmichael Coal Mine Annex Facility
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 | The Carmichael Coal Mine Annex Facility, site no: 26679, is acknowledged from 1 May 2024 until 31 May 2025, for Bravus Mining and Resources, contract no: ZM001D-7800/Mining/01/2021/3516 |
Gore & Cunningham Hwy Flood Reconstruction Annex Facility
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 | The Gore & Cunningham Hwy Flood Reconstruction Annex Facility, site no: 26519, is acknowledged from 19 January 2024 until 30 September 2024, for Gulf Civil, contract no: CN 20966 |
Jellinbah Coal – Mackenzie Anabranch Annex Facility
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 | The Jellinbah Coal - Mackenzie Anabranch Annex Facility, site no 26669, is acknowledged from 5 May 2024 until 31 December 3024 for Exact Civil Construction contract no: Jellina 001 |
Maranoa Road, Roma Annex Facility
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 | Maranoa Road, Roma Annex Facility, site no: 26605 is acknowledged from 25 March 2024 to 31 July 2024, for Maranoa Road, Roma Works Project job PO 15069 |
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Accreditation No.
19667
Site No.
22838
Print date
27 Jul 2024
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