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
9 Davis Rd
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 | |
| 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
