Douglas Partners Pty Ltd

Site

Melbourne Laboratory

Accreditation No.

828

Site No.

510

Date of Accreditation

29 Mar 1965

Address

231 Normanby Road
South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Australia

douglaspartners.com.au

Contact

Mr Scott Benbow P: +61 0400183302

Availability

Services available to external clients

Douglas Partners Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1

Sample preparation Untreated bulk samples

RC (Vic) Method 301.01

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Moisture content Drying oven

AS 4133.1.1.1

Point load strength index Not applicable

AS 4133.4.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Weighted plasticity index Not applicable RC (Vic) Method 326.01
Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006)

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1

Liquid limit Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil consolidation Soils Consolidation One-dimensional AS 1289.6.6.1
Consolidation One-dimensional ASTM D4186
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class; Pinhole AS 1289.3.8.1, AS 1289.3.8.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation; Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

Moisture ratio assessment of dry back Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 316.14

Characteristic field density values Not applicable RC (Vic) Method 330.04
Density - In situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

Characteristic field density values

RC (Vic) Method 316.00

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration Soils Penetration in situ Dynamic cone AS 1289.6.3.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Assignment of CBR and percent swell RC (Vic) Method 324.01
Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen; Flexible wall permeameter AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2, AS 1289.6.7.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Repeated compaction pre-treatment

AS 1289.1.1

RC (Vic) Method 301.05

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Swell/collapse One-dimensional ASTM D4546
Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil shear strength Soils Shear strength Direct shear force AS 1289.6.2.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Lime saturation point Not applicable RC (Vic) Method 131.01
Sample preparation Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation

RC (Vic) Method 301.03, RC (Vic) Method 301.06

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil thermal properties Soils Thermal conductivity In situ measurement; Laboratory measurement ASTM D5334
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil triaxial strength Soils Triaxial strength Triaxial consolidate drained BS EN ISO 17892-9
Triaxial strength Triaxial undrained with pore water pressure measured; Triaxial undrained without pore water pressure measurement AS 1289.6.4.1, AS 1289.6.4.2
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

Soils Not applicable Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling in situ

AS 1289.1.2.1

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1

RC (Vic) Method 316.10

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