National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Westest QLD Pty Ltd
Site
Materials Testing Mt Isa
Accreditation No.
19218
Site No.
25173
Date of Accreditation
17 Jun 2022
Address
45 Barkley Highway
Mount Isa, QLD 4825
Australia
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
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. |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 Section 7.1 | |
| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201. |
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| 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 | 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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| Plastic limit; Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105. |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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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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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A. |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |
| Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
| Density - In situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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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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| Dry density ratio | Calculation | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
| Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
| 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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| 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 reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell | AS 1289.7.1.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101D, MR (Qld) Method Q101J, MR (Qld) Method Q101H, MR (Qld) Method Q255 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | 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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| 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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| 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 | 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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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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Accreditation No.
19218
Site No.
25173
Print date
21 May 2026