National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Soil Engineering Services
Site
Mackay Laboratory
Accreditation No.
18530
Site No.
20456
Date of Accreditation
07 Dec 2023
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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value |
AS 1141.23 |
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| Abrasion resistance | Ball mill | MR (Qld) Method Q228 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14 | |||
| Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate |
AS 1141.25.2; MR (Qld) Method Q208B |
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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 - 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 | Compressive strength | Cube; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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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 | Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch | Austroads Method AGPT/T250 | |
| Penetration depth | Ball embedment | Austroads Method AG:PT/T251 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Sieve analysis | Fines ratio; Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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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; MR (Qld) Method Q104A; MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Weighted plasticity index | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q250 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1; AS 1289.3.3.2; MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.5.1 | |
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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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 | |||
| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
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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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |||
| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A |
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| Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
| Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q134 |
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| Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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| Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Lime, cement and bitumen |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A; MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow |
AS 1141.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 |
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| 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 from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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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 | |||
| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2; MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
18530
Site No.
20456
Print date
26 Apr 2024
