
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Westest QLD Pty Ltd
Scope of Accreditation
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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q216 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Clay and fine silt; Weak particles contaminants | Settling; Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32, AS 1141.33 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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Bulk density | Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 Section 7.1 | |||
Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |||
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22 |
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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 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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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; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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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 |
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Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index | Fines ratio | MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
Liquid limit | Cone four point; Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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Plastic limit; Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q250 |
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Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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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) | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q144A |
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Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02 |
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Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 |
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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 | |||
Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone |
AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B |
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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 Q101D |
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Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Quarry aggregate from a quarry face |
AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 |
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Soils | Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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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 from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
19218
Site No.
25173
Print date
07 Dec 2023