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National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ARRB Group Ltd
Site
Materials Laboratory – Research and Consulting
Accreditation No.
9594
Site No.
9587
Date of Accreditation
17 Feb 1978
Contact
Availability
Services conditionally available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Calibration
- The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dimensional metrology - Engineering equipment and precision instruments | Road friction testers | Surface friction | Direct measurement and by comparison with reference material | EN 16165 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capability with Calibration and Measurement Capability of - |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Client Engagement Activity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Client engagement activity | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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 polishing | Aggregates | Polished stone value | Not applicable | BS EN 1097-8; RC (Vic) 374.01 | |
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 | |
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 AS 1141.6.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Pressure filter | AS/NZS 2891.3.3 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt filler | Asphalts | Apparent particle density of filler; Voids in dry compacted filler | Classical | AS/NZS 1141.7 AS/NZS 1141.17 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mechanical properties | Asphalts | Marshall stability and flow | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.5 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mix design | Asphalts | Mix composition | Marshall method | RC (Vic) Method 201.01 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Resilient modulus | Indirect tensile | AS/NZS 2891.13.1 | |
Deformation resistance; Wheel tracking stability | Wheel tracking machine | Austroads Method AGPT/T231 | |||
Fatigue life | Flexural bending | Austroads Method AGPT/T233 | |||
Fatigue life | Flexural bending | Austroads Method AGPT/T274 | |||
Stripping potential | Tensile strength ratio | Austroads Method AGPT/T232 (2007);Austroads ATM 232 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen compaction | Gyratory compaction | AS/NZS 2891.2.2 | |
Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning | AS/NZS 2891.2.1 | |||
Specimen compaction | Compaction of asphalt slabs | Austroads Method AGPT/T220 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Maximum density | Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1 | |
Voids and density relationship | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.8 | |||
Bulk density | Mensuration; Presaturation | AS/NZS 2891.9.2, AS/NZS 2891.9.3 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement profile | Road pavements | Ride quality | Laser profilometer | RMS (NSW) Method T187 TfNSW TS 02795.45 | |
Surface evenness | Two laser profilometer | MR (Qld) Method Q708B |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of bituminous materials - Composition | Bituminous materials | Toluene insoluble matter | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.8 | |
Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Stress ratio | Dynamic shear rheometer | AGPT/T125 | |
Segregation of bituminous materials | Not applicable | AGPT/T108 | |||
Penetration of bitumen | Not applicable | AS 2341.12 | |||
Durability | Long term exposure to heat and air | AS/NZS 2341.13 | |||
Viscosity | Dynamic shear rheometer | Austroads Method AGPT/T192 | |||
Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18 Austroads Method AGPT/T131 | |||
Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen | AS/NZS 2341.10 Austroads Method AGPT/T103 (2020); Austroads ATM 103 | |||
Torsional recovery | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T122 (2006); Austroads ATM 122 | |||
Consistency; Elastic recovery; Stiffness | Wet track abrasion | Austroads Method AGPT/T121 | |||
Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.21 ARRB-TR Method 07 Austroads Method AGPT /T191 | Extraction of binder from seal and asphalt specimens | ||
Viscosity | Apparent; Brookfield viscometer; Dynamic - Capillary tube; Rotational; Sliding plate viscometer | AS/NZS 2341.2 AS/NZS 2341.4AS/NZS 2341.5 Austroads Method AGPT/T111 (2006); Austroads ATM 111 | |||
Segregation of bituminous materials | Not applicable | EN 13399 |
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Accreditation No.
9594
Site No.
9587
Print date
01 Sep 2024