National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Continent Geotech Services Pty. Ltd. - Main Laboratory
Site
Main Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19945
Site No.
23370
Date of Accreditation
01 Jun 2017
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 | Procedures defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate stabilisation | Aggregates | Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation | RC (Vic) Method 301.06 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Point load strength index | Not applicable | AS 4133.4.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Apparent particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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| Description, identification and classification | Not applicable |
AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only) |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 |
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| Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.1.1. AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Dry density/moisture content relationship; Minimum and maximum dry density | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, AS 1289.5.4.2, 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Characteristic field density values; Density index; Dry density ratio; Field compaction for conformance; Field moisture content; Moisture ratio; Moisture ratio assessment of dry back; Relative compaction | Calculation; Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.6.1, AS 1289.5.7.1, AS 1289.5.8.1, RC (Vic) Methods 316.00, 316.14 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles | Soils | Fine particle analysis | Hydrometer |
AS 1289.3.6.3 |
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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 | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen |
AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Repeated compaction pre-treatment |
RC (Vic) Method 301.05 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell |
AS 1289.7.1.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | AS 1289 1.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Sample preparation | Lime stabilisation |
RC (Vic) Method 301.03 |
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| Lime saturation point | Not applicable | RC (Vic) Method 131.01 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil thermal properties | Soils | Thermal conductivity | Laboratory measurement | ASTM D5334 | |
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; 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 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, RC (Vic) Method 316.10 |
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 | Fraser Coast Hybrid PV + BESS Project Annex Facility, Site No. 27521 is established from 20 July 2026 until 17 February 2027 for Contract name: Multiworks Contract no. 115397 |
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Accreditation No.
19945
Site No.
23370
Print date
24 Aug 2026