National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Liquid Labs WA
Site
Liquid Labs WA Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19872
Site No.
23230
Date of Accreditation
22 Aug 2016
Contact
Availability
Services 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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| 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 abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value |
AS 1141.23; MR WA Method WA220.1 |
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| Abrasion resistance | Resistance to wear by attrition |
AS 1141.27 |
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| Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value |
MRWA Method WA220.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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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 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3, MRWA Method WA215.1 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1; MRWA Method WA210.1 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15; MRWA Method WA216.1 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289 2.1.1; MRWA Method WA212.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Accelerated soundness index |
AS 1141.29 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22 |
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| Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning |
MRWA Method WA705.1 (clause 6.2.1) |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Bulk density; Voids and density relationship | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA733.1 sections 5.2, 6.2, 6.3 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties | Masonry, concrete and clay units | Compressive strength | Not applicable |
RLBMA Method Section 3 Appendix A |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Layer thickness | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA330.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil chemical properties | Soils | Calcium carbonate content | Not applicable |
MRWA Method WA915.1 |
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| Organic matter | Loss on ignition (LOI) |
ASTM D2974 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Cone four point |
AS 1289.3.9.1 MRWA Method WA120.2 |
Including mobile testing capability |
| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point |
AS 1289.3.1.1;MRWA Method WA120.1 |
Including mobile testing capability |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1; MRWA Method WA122.1 |
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| Description, identification and classification | Not applicable | AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory classification elements only) | |||
| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1; MRWA Method WA121.1 |
Including mobile testing capability |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1; MRWA Method WA123.1 |
Including mobile testing capability |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2 |
Including mobile testing capability |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1; MRWA Method WA115.1; MRWA Method WA115.2 |
Including mobile testing capability |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1; MRWA Method WA110.1 |
Including mobile testing capability |
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| Plasticity index | Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.2; MRWA Method WA122.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.9.2 |
Including mobile testing capability |
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| 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 |
Including mobile testing capability |
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1; MRWA Method WA132.1; MRWA Method WA132.2 |
including mobile testing capability |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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| Dispersion | Pinhole |
AS 1289.3.8.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil electrical properties | Soils | Electrical resistance | Not applicable |
AS 1289.4.4.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Dry density ratio | Statistical selection of reference values |
MRWA Method WA134.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1; MRWA Method WA134.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1; MRWA Method WA324.2 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1; MRWA Method WA136.1 |
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| Moisture ratio | Statistical selection of reference values |
MRWA Method WA136.1 |
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| 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial maximum dry |
MRWA Method WA140.1 |
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| Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1; MRWA Method WA141.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen |
AS 1289.6.7.1 |
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| Permeability | Falling head for a remoulded specimen | AS 1289.6.7.2 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1; MRWA Method WA105.1 |
Including mobile testing capability |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MRWA Method WA143.1 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1, MRWA Method WA200.1 |
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| Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique; Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique |
MRWA Method WA701.1 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from an open-drive |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1; MRWA Method WA0.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2; MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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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; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1;MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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 | Pilbara Pavement Repairs 2023 Annex, Site No 26358 is established from 28 August 2023 until 30 March 2024 for pavement repairs and stabilisation for WA Stabilising contract 2326128/LLWA_WASTAB_10082023_Pilbara Pavement Repairs |
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Accreditation No.
19872
Site No.
23230
Print date
04 Dec 2023
