
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Macquarie Geotechnical Pty Ltd
Site
Melbourne Laboratory
Accreditation No.
14874
Site No.
25712
Date of Accreditation
03 Oct 2024
Contact
Mr Troy Gasseling P: +61 0429829089
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Melbourne Laboratory
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 properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in situ | Concrete, grout and mortar | Slump flow | Cone; J-ring; T500 | AS 1012.3.1, AS 1012.3.5 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Reduced air pressure | AS 1012.4.2 | |
| Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In situ measurement using fixed volume measure | AS 1012.5 | |||
| Compressive strength | Cylinder | AS 1012.9 | |||
| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | In situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens; Moist curing drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory | AS 1012.8.4 | |
| Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1 | |
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
| Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1 | |||
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1 | |||
| Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Not applicable | AS 1289.3.3.1; RC (Vic) Method 326.01; | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point | AS 1289.3.1.1 | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.2 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1 | |
| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2 | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Moisture ratio assessment of dry back | Not applicable | RC (Vic) Method 316.14 | |
| Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
| Density ratio - density decay correction factor | Calculation | RC (Vic) Method 330.04 | |||
| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | RC (Vic) Method 316.00 | |||
| Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
| Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration depth | Ball embedment | Austroads Method AGPT/T251 | |
| Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1 | |
| Bearing ratio | Assignment of CBR and percent swell | RC (Vic) Method 301.04 | |||
| Bearing ratio | Assignment of CBR and percent swell | RC (Vic) Method 324.01 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen | AS 1289.6.7.1; AS 1289.6.7.2; | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Repeated compaction pre-treatment | RC (Vic) Method 301.05 | |
| Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Cementitious binder and granular additive content | Not applicable | RC (Vic) Method 330.03 | |
| Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation | RC (Vic) Method 301.06 | |||
| Sample preparation | Lime stabilisation | RC (Vic) Method 301.03 | |||
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a stockpile | AS 1141.3.1 | |
| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | AS 1012.1 | ||
| Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile | AS 1289.1.2.1 | ||
| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | RC (Vic) Method 316.10 |
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Accreditation No.
14874
Site No.
25712
Print date
08 Nov 2025
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