National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Materials Technology Centre
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 | ||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 MRWA Method WA210.1 | |
Moisture content | Drying oven; Microwave oven | MRWA Method WA212.1 MRWA Method WA212.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt adhesion and stripping | Asphalts | Degree of particle coating | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.11 | |
Binder paste drain-off | Not applicable | AGPT/T235 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Centrifugation | MRWA Method WA730.1 | |
Moisture content | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.10 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mechanical properties | Asphalts | Marshall stability and flow | Not applicable | MRWA Method WA731.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Stripping potential | Tensile strength ratio | AGPT/T232 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning | MRWA Method WA705.1 AS/NZS 2891.2.1 | |
Specimen compaction | Gyratory compaction | AS/NZS 2891.2.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Bulk density | Mensuration; Presaturation; Vacuum sealing; Waxing | AS//NZS 2891.9.1 AS/NZS 2891.9.2 AS/NZS 2891.9.3 MRWA Method WA733.2 | |
Voids and density relationship | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.8 MRWA Method WA733.1 | |||
Maximum density | Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1 MRWA Method WA732.2 | |||
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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In situ measurement using fixed volume measure | AS 1012.5 | |
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions; Water displacement | AS 1012.12.1, AS 1012.12.2 | |||
Compressive strength | Core; Cube; Cylinder | AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; In situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory | AS 1012.8.1, AS 1012.8.3 | |
Specimen manufacture | Mixing concrete in the laboratory | AS 1012.2 | |||
Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens | AS 1012.14 | |||
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck | AS 1141.3.1 MRWA Method WA200.1 | |
Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling | MRWA Method WA0.1 | |||
Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Dry technique; Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique; Uncompacted asphalt | AS/NZS 2891.1.1 AS 2891.1.2MRWA Method WA701.1 | ||
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of cements and cementitious materials - Composition | Cement products | Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Ferric oxide; Magnesium oxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride) | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | AS 2350.2, in-house method IHM-01,ASTM C114 | |
Calcium oxide | Classical - Dry ingredients | AS 2350.10 | |||
Chromate | Classical - Dry ingredients | AS 2350.15 | |||
Cement products; Pozzolanic materials | Insoluble residue | Not applicable | AS 2350.2, in-house method IHM-01, AS 3583.14 | ||
Loss on ignition | Combustion | AS 2350.2, in-house method IHM-01, AS 3583.3, AS 4489.7.1 | |||
Calcium oxide | Classical - Dry ingredients; Classical - Hydrated material; Not applicable | AS 2350.10 | |||
Water content | Not applicable | AS 3583.2, AS 2350.9 | |||
Pozzolanic materials | Moisture - Free | Not applicable | AS 4489.8.1 | ||
Lime - Available | Classical - Dry ingredients | AS 4489.6.1 | |||
Available alkali | Flame photometry | AS 3583.12 | |||
Chloride | Classical - Dry ingredients | AS 3583.13 | |||
Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride) | Classical - Dry ingredients | AS 3583.8 | |||
Sulfide - Total | Classical - Dry ingredients | AS 3583.7 | |||
Analysis of cements and cementitious materials - Properties | Cement products | Soundness of portland and blended cement | Le Chatelier | AS 2350.5 | |
Water retention in masonry cement | Flow table | AS 2350.18 | |||
Consistency | Normal consistency | AS 2350.3 | |||
Particle size | Wet sieving | AS 4489.2.1 | |||
Drying shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 2350.13 | |||
Fineness index | Air permeability | AS 2350.8 | |||
Air content | Gravimetric | AS 2350.16 | |||
Setting time | Not applicable | AS 2350.4 | |||
Temperature rise | Langavant | AS 2350.7 | |||
Soundness of masonry cement | Autoclave | AS 2350.17 | |||
Sample preparation of portland and blended cement | Not applicable | AS 2350.12 | |||
Compressive strength | Not applicable | AS 2350.11 | |||
Length change | Length change with exposure to sulfate solution | AS 2350.14 | |||
Bulk density | Fixed volume measure | AS 4489.10.1 | |||
Pozzolanic materials | Autoclave expansion | Not applicable | AS 3583.4 | ||
Soundness of limes and limestones | Autoclave | AS 4489.4.3 | |||
Soundness of limes and limestones | Le Chatelier | AS 4489.4.2 | |||
Relative density (specific gravity) | Displacement | AS 3583.5 | |||
Fineness | Not applicable | AS 3583.1 | |||
Relative strength and water requirement | Not applicable | AS 3583.6 | |||
Analysis of ores and minerals | Calcium hydroxide (hydrated lime); Calcium oxide (quicklime) | Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Iron oxide; Magnesium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride) | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | AS 4489.5.1 | |
Gypsum | Loss on ignition | Classical | AS 2350.2, in-house method IHM-01 | ||
Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Ferric oxide; Magnesium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride) | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | ASTM C471 | |||
Sample collection | Bituminous materials | Not applicable | Bitumen emulsions from tanks, tankers and drums; Cutback bitumens from tanks, tankers and drums | MRWA Method WA700.1 | |
Cement products | Not applicable | Collection of hardened mortar by masonry drill; Mortar materials from bags, bins, transport containers; Portland, blended and masonry cements from bags, bins, transport containers; Portland, blended and masonry cements from silos; Pozzolanic materials from bags, bins, transport containers; Pozzolanic materials from silos | AS 2350.1 AS 2701 Section 2 AS 4489.1.1 |
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Accreditation No.
3373
Site No.
3366
Print date
02 Jan 2025