Qualcon Laboratories

Site

Malaga Laboratory

Accreditation No.

10731

Site No.

10724

Date of Accreditation

24 May 1995

Address

Unit 2, 2 Lorries Court
Malaga, WA 6090
Australia

Contact

Mr Glenn Donatti P: +61 (08) 92499895

Availability

Services available to external clients

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Malaga Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.1; AS 1141.20.2; MRWA Method WA215.1

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15; MRWA Method WA216.1

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14

Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5; AS 141.6.1

Moisture content Drying oven

MRWA Method WA212.1

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1; MRWA Method WA210.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt adhesion and stripping Asphalts Degree of particle coating Not applicable AS/NZS 2891.11 Including mobile testing service
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading Asphalts Bitumen content and aggregate grading Centrifugation

MRWA Method WA730.1

 Including mobile testing service
Moisture content Not applicable AS/NZS 2891.10 Including mobile testing service
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mechanical properties Asphalts Marshall stability and flow Not applicable AS/NZS 2891.5; MRWA Method WA731.1 Including mobile testing service
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture Asphalts Specimen conditioning Handling and conditioning AS/NZS 2891.2.1; MRWA Method WA705.1 Including mobile testing service
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties Asphalts Maximum density Water displacement

MRWA Method WA732.2

 Including mobile testing service
Voids and density relationship Not applicable

MRWA Method WA733.1

 Including mobile testing service
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Layer thickness Not applicable

MRWA Method WA330.1

Texture depth Sand patch

MRWA Method WA311.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil chemical properties Soils Organic matter Loss on ignition (LOI) ASTM D2974
Calcium carbonate content Not applicable MRWA Method WA915.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Liquid limit Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.1; AS 1289.3.1.2; MRWA Method WA120.1

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1; MRWA Method WA123.1

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1; MRWA Method WA122.1

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1; MRWA Method WA115.1; MRWA Method WA115.2

Liquid limit Cone four point; Cone one point

AS 1289.3.9.1; AS 1289.3.9.2; MRWA Method WA120.2

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1; MRWA Method WA121.1

Plasticity index Cone

AS 1289.3.3.2; MRWA Method WA122.1

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1; MRWA Method WA110.1

Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory classification elements only)

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

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; MRWA Method WA132.1; MRWA Method WA132.2

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1; MRWA Method WA133.1; MRWA Method WA133.2

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Pinhole AS 1289.3.8.3
Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Statistical selection of reference values

AS 1289.5.4.3

Density - In situ Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1; MRWA Method WA324.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Density - In situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1; MRWA Method WA324.2

Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation; Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1; MRWA Method WA134.1; MRWA Method WA136.1

Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
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 Compressive strength Uniaxial maximum dry MRWA Method WA140.1
Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1; MRWA Method WA141.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.1
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

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1; MRWA Method WA200.1

Asphalts Not applicable Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique; Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique; Uncompacted asphalt

AS/NZS 2891.1.1; MRWA Method WA701.1

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 stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.2; MRWA Method WA0.1

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1; MRWA Method WA0.1

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