National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Melbourne Testing Services
Site
Melbourne Testing Services
Accreditation No.
1047
Site No.
1040
Date of Accreditation
09 Mar 1973
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Calibration
- The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
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Force metrology - Force measuring and testing equipment | Compression and universal machines in compression; Elastic force measuring devices; Force gauges; Load cells; Load measuring rings | Force in compression | Comparison measurement with reference load cell | AS 2193 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capability including on site calibrations 1.5 % of reading from 0.2 kN up to 1.0 kN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elastic force measuring devices; Force gauges; Load cells; Load measuring rings; Tension and universal machines in tension | Force in tension | Comparison measurement with reference load cell | AS 2193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capability including on site calibrations 1.5 % of reading from 0.2 kN up to 0.550 kN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hydraulic rams and jacks | Force in compression; Force in tension | Comparison measurement with reference load cell | Including devices used in pre and post-stressing jacks and jacking systems used for stressing tendons in concrete to Class A requirements of AS 2193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capability including on site calibrationswith Calibration and Measurement Capability of - 1.5% of reading from 200 N to 20 MN |
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 - Concrete, grout and mortar deformation | Concrete, grout and mortar | Modulus of elasticity | Static chord modulus | AS 1012.17 Section 2 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar performance | Concrete, grout and mortar | Flexural performance of fibre reinforced concrete | Beam with third-point loading | ASTM C1609/C1609M; EN 14651 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Core; Cube; Cylinder | MTS/QM Section 304 AS 1012.14 (excluding clause 6.2) | |
Flexural strength | Modulus of rupture | AS 1012.11 | |||
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |||
Adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrate; Tensile bond strength of concrete and mortar | In situ pull out test; Pull out test | AS 1012.24, BS EN 1015 | |||
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; Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory | AS 1012 8.1 (cl 9.3 only) AS 1012.8.2 (cl 9 only) AS 1012.8.3 (cl 9.4 only) | |
Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens | AS 1012.14 (excluding clause 6.2) | |||
Evaluation of load handling, rigging and tensioning systems | Anchorages and supports for industrial fall arrest systems | Dynamic strength; Static strength | Not applicable | AS/NZS 5532 Sections 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 | |
Anchors and anchor plate assemblies; Embedded items and fixings; Lifting clutches for concrete elements; Scaffold ties; Threaded inserts | Breaking load; Proof load; Pull-out resistance | Not applicable | AS 3600 Appendix B, Section B.3; | 200 N to 1.96 MN (including on-site proof load tests in the range 200 N to 900 kN) including for the determination of compliance with VIC ROAD 680.09 | |
Lifting assemblies | Proof load; Tensile properties | Not applicable | AS 3850.1 Clause 2.6 and Appendix A | up to 1.96 MN (including on-site tension and proof load tests up to 900 kN) | |
Breaking load; Extension; Proof load | Not applicable | AS 4991 Section 12 | 200 N to 1.96 MN (including on-site proof load tests in the range 200 N to 900 kN) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of access protection products | Access covers; Grates | Bicycle tyre penetration resistance | Not applicable | AS 3996 Appendices D4.3, D4.4 | |
Uplift resistance to traffic/flood | Not applicable | AS 3996 Appendix J | Inverted pull-out test | ||
Fatigue resistance; Load | Compression | AS 3996 Clause 4.2.13 and Appendix C; WSAA Specification WSA PS-290 | |||
Edge protection (including guardrails and guardrail posts) | Load | Not applicable | AS 1657 Appendices B, C AS/NZS 1170.0 Section 4 and Appendix BAS/NZS 1170.1 Section 3.6 | ||
Dynamic load; Static load | Not applicable | AS/NZS 4994.1 Section 4 and Appendices A, B, C, D and E | 200 N to 500 kN | ||
Fencing and gates designed for fixed installation | Closing and latching performance; Durability; Rigidity; Strength | Not applicable | AS 1926.1 Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, Appendices A, B, C, D, F | Including Safety barriers and gate units for swimming pools | |
Fencing and gates designed for temporary installation | Foothold aperture; Impact resistance; Simulated climbing evaluation; Simulated wind; Wind force overturning evaluation | Not applicable | AS 4687.1 Section 5, AS 4687.2 Appendices A, B, C and D, AS 4687.3 Appendices A, B and C
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Material performance evaluation of elastomers, plastics and composite products | Elastomeric bearings | Stiffness | Not applicable | AS 5100.4 | Stiffness in compression tests in the range 90 kN to 20 MN at ambient temperature; Stiffness in shear tests in the range 6 kN to 1.78 MN at ambient temperature For the purposes of determining compliance with AUSROADS Bridge Design Code AP-R405-12 QLD Department of Main Roads Specification MRT S81 TfNSW Specifications B280, B281, B282 VicRoads Specification B652, B653 WA Department of Main Roads Specification 860 |
Shear resistance | Not applicable | AS 5100.4 | 6 kN to 1.78 MN at ambient temperature For the purposes of determining compliance with AUSROADS Design Rules for Bridge Bearings and Expansion Joints AP-R405-12QLD Transport and Main Roads Specification MRT S81 TfNSW Specifications B280, B281, B282 VicRoads Specifications B652, B653 WA Department of Main Roads Specification 860 | ||
Fibre reinforced composite materials | Shear strength; Tensile properties | Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control | ISO 527-1:1993; ISO 527-1, 5 BS EN 2243.1ACI 440.3R Section B2 | ||
Material performance evaluation of metal products | Fixtures and components; Prepared metallic test specimens | Tensile properties | Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress | AS 1391 | 200 N to 1.96 MN at ambient temperature to 1200oC |
Slip properties | Not applicable | AS 4100 Appendix J, AS/NZS 5131 Appendix G | |||
Pot bearings | Coefficient of friction; Combined vertical and horizontal load; Compression; Rotation | Not applicable | AS 5100.4 | In the range 90 kN to 20 MN at ambient temperature For the purposes of determining compliance with AUSROADS Bridge Design Code 1992QLD Department of Main Roads Specification MRT S81 TfNSW Specifications B280, B281, B282 VicRoads Specification B653 WA Department of Main Roads Specification 860 | |
Prepared metallic test specimens | Compression | Axial load compression | ASTM E9 | 200 N to 4.89 MN at ambient temperature | |
Reinforcing bar and steel prestressing materials for concrete | Fatigue cycling; Slip properties; Tensile properties | Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control | ISO 15835.1, .2, .3 RMS SF2013/184115 Issue 3 | Low and high cycle fatigue of Mechanical splice couplers in the range 200 N to 1.96 MN | |
Bond strength | Not applicable | AS/NZS 4671 Appendix C4 | |||
Tensile properties | Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Uniform elongation (Agt) | AS/NZS 4671 AS/NZS 4672.2 (excluding Appendix B) ISO 15630.1; ISO 15630.2 RMS SF2013 / 184115 Issue 3 | |||
Shear strength of welded joints in mesh | Direct shear force | AS/NZS 4671 Appendix C5; AS/NZS 1554.3 ISO 15630.2 | |||
Bending properties | Reverse bend; Simple bend | AS/NZS 4671 ISO 15630.1; ISO 15630.2TfNSW SF2013 / 184115 Issue 3 | 200 N to 1.96 MN | ||
Geometric properties | Surface geometry | AS/NZS 4671 Clause 7.4 Appendices C3.1, C3.2 | |||
Geometric properties | Mass per unit length | AS/NZS 4671 Clause 7.3 & 7.4 Appendix C3.3 | |||
Rolled products including bar, strip and metal sheeting | Bending properties | Pressure bend test; Reverse bend; Simple bend; Supported mandrel bend; V block bend | AS 2505.1 | ||
Threaded fasteners, bolts and nuts | Breaking load; Proof load; Tensile properties; Tension | Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control; Wedge tensile | AS 1391, AS/NZS 1252.1 Appendices D1 to D4 inclusive, AS/NZS 4291.1, AS/NZS 4291.2; ASTM A370, ASTM F606; ISO 898.1, .2, .6; For the purposes of determining compliance with AS/NZS 1252.1, AS 1559, AS 2465, AS 2528, ASTM A193, ASTM 194, ASTM A320, ASTM A449, ASTM A574, ASTM F738, ASTM A836, SAE J429 TfNSW Code 3240 | 200 N to 2000 kN | |
Tubing/piping | Tension | Tensile tests with load stress and cross-head control | AS 1391 | 200 N to 1.96 MN | |
Welded test specimens | Bending properties | Slow bend on rail sections | AS 1085.20 Appendix K | ||
Macroscopic examination | Macroscopic examination | AS/NZS 1554.1, AS NZS 1554.3, AS 2205.5.1 | |||
Tensile properties | All-weld-metal tensile; Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress; Transverse butt tensile | AS 2205.2.1, AS 2205.2.2 | |||
Wire, wire strands and coated wire products | Bending properties | Reverse bend | AS 2505.4 | ||
Tensile properties | Tensile tests with control of strain rate, including yield stress and proof stress | AS 1391, ISO 6892.1 and ASTM A370 | 200 N to 1.96 MN | ||
Mechanical performance evaluation of components for building envelopes, framing and interior lining | Stairway assemblies | Load; Strength at ultimate limit state loading | Not applicable | AS 1657 Appendices D and F | |
Mechanical performance evaluation of ladders, racks, scaffolds and supports | Formwork for concrete | Breaking load; Proof load | Not applicable | AS 3610 Appendix A.4 and A.5 | up to 1.96 MN |
Ladders | Bending properties; Cantilever; Deflection; Dynamic drop; Fittings/foot distortion; Permanent set; Shear; Stability; Static foot friction; Strength; Sway; Torque; Twist; Walking | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1892.1 Sections 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, Appendices D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y Z, AA, AB, AC | excluding tests on labels and electrical properties | |
Portable ramps for vehicles; Portable trolley jacks; Vehicle support stands | Durability; Loss of height; Operating force; Overload; Release; Stability; Stop and structural integrity | Not applicable | AS 2538 Appendices A, B, C, D and Consumer Goods (Vehicle Support Stands) Safety Standard 2017 | ||
Scaffolding and scaffolding components | Bending properties; Coefficient of friction; Distortion; Slip resistance; Stability; Stiffness; Strength; Vertical load carrying capacity | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1576.2 Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N | ||
Storage rack systems | Cantilever beam load; Pallet beam bend; Stub column compression | Not applicable | AS 4084 Clauses 7.3.1, 7.4.2, 7.5.1 | ||
Mechanical performance evaluation of vehicle safety | Couplings; Drawbars; Tow bars, tow balls and safety chain connections | Dynamic load; Static load | Not applicable | AS 4177.2, AS 4177.3, AS 4177.4 |
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Accreditation No.
1047
Site No.
1040
Print date
07 Dec 2024