Department of Transport and Main Roads

Site

Materials Services – Toowoomba

Accreditation No.

2302

Site No.

2627

Date of Accreditation

20 Jun 1989

Address

427 Greenwattle Street
Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Australia

tmr.qld.gov.au

Contact

Mr Ben Kratzmann P: +61 (07) 46999315

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Materials Services – Toowoomba

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 binder adhesion Aggregates Degree of precoating Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q216

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201

Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.3

Shape Crushed faces

AS 1141.18

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis AS 1141.11.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Cone plasticity index; Linear shrinkage; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index Casagrande AS 1289.3.2.1,
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2,
AS 1289.3.4.1,
MR (Qld) Method Q252
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, AS 1289.3.9.2
Particle density Gravimetric

AS 1289.3.5.1

Liquid limit Cone four point; Cone one point

MR (Qld) Method Q104A; MR (Qld) Method Q104D

Moisture content Relative moisture content

MR (Qld) Method Q250

Plasticity index Cone

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q106

Plastic limit

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

MR (Qld) Method Q142B

Oversize material Oversize material treatment

MR (Qld) Method Q143

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.4.2
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q144A

Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

MR (Qld) Method Q142A

Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A

Density - In-situ Sand-cone AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B
Characteristic field density values Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q020

Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146

Dry density ratio Calculation AS 1289.5.4.1
Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration Soils Penetration in-situ Dynamic cone MR (Qld) Method Q114B
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 Q113C
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil modulus and deformation Soils Resilient modulus Permanent deformation MR (Qld) Method Q139
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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Lime demand Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q133

Sample preparation Standard compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A; MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Absorption, swell and capillary rise of compacted materials

MR (Qld) Method Q125D

Sample preparation Foamed bitumen stabilisation - Field MR (Qld) Method Q138B
Compaction Vacuum saturation

MR (Qld) Method Q147B

Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined MR (Qld) Method Q115
Stabiliser working time Cementitious stabilisation time

MR (Qld) Method Q136A

Curing of moulded specimens; Stabiliser working time Bituminous stabilisation time MR (Qld) Method Q136B,
MR (Qld) Method Q135C
Curing of moulded specimens; Sample preparation Bitumen stabilisation; Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation

MR (Qld) Method Q135A; MR (Qld) Method Q135B

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060

Soils Not applicable Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile

AS 1289.1.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060

Not applicable Site selection by spot sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q061

Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q050

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