
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Pilbara Geotechnical & Laboratory Services Pty Ltd
Scope of Accreditation
Karratha 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 contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |
Shape | Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14 | |||
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11, AS 1141.12, MRWA Method WA210.1 | |||
Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15, MRWA Method WA216.1 | |||
Shape | Average least dimension | AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, MRWA Method WA215.1 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1, MRWA Method WA212.1 | |||
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 - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MRWA Method WA120.1, MRWA Method WA120.2 | |
Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MRWA Method WA115.1, MRWA Method WA115.2 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1, MRWA Method WA110.1 | |||
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MRWA Method WA123.1 | |||
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1, MRWA Method WA121.1 | |||
Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MRWA Method WA122.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1, MRWA Method WA133.1, MRWA Method WA133.2 | |
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2 | |||
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, MRWA Method WA132.1, MRWA Method WA132.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MRWA Method WA324.2 | |
Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation | AS 1289.5.4.1, MRWA Method WA134.1, MRWA Method WA136.1 | |||
Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone; Perth sand penetrometer | AS 1289.6.3.2, AS 1289.6.3.3 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1, MRWA Method WA141.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1, MRWA Method WA105.1 | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile | AS 1141.3.1, MRWA Method WA200.1 | |
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 | ||
Soils | 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 in situ | AS 1289.1.2.1, MRWA Method WA100.1 | ||
Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MRWA Method WA0.1, MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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Accreditation No.
21553
Site No.
25507
Print date
09 Jun 2025
END OF SCOPE