
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Geotech Testing Pty Ltd
Site
Gold Coast Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2734
Site No.
25852
Date of Accreditation
24 Sep 2025
Contact
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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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.12; MR(Qld) Method Q109A; MR(Qld) Method Q109B | |
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1; MR(Qld) Method Q103A; MR(Qld) Method Q101J MR(Qld) Method Q101H | |||
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable; Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | 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 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2 MR(Qld) Method Q104A; MR(Qld) Method Q104D | |||
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1; MR(Qld) Method Q105 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1; MR(Qld) Method Q142A | |||
Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1; MR(Qld) Method Q105 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable | AS1289 5.5.1 | |
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2; MR(Qld) Method Q144A | |||
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1 | |||
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1 | |||
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 | |
Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289 5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03; MR(Qld) Method Q141A | |||
Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone; Perth sand penetrometer | AS 1289.6.3.1; AS 1289.6.3.3 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 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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell | AS 1289.7.1.1 | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a windrow | AS1141.3.1 | |
Soils | 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; MR(Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
2734
Site No.
25852
Print date
14 Oct 2025
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