National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Protest Geotechnical Pty Ltd t/a Protest Engineering
Site
Moranbah Laboratory
Accreditation No.
20501
Site No.
24491
Date of Accreditation
08 Apr 2019
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 - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in-situ | Concrete, grout and mortar | Slump flow | Cone | AS 1012.3.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Core; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9; AS 1012.14; |
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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 | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Cone plasticity index; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone; Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1; AS 1289.3.3.1; AS 1289.3.3.2; ; MR (Qld) Method Q105; MR (Qld) Method Q252; | |
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point | AS 1289.3.1.1; AS 1289.3.1.2; AS 1289.3.9.1; AS 1289.3.9.2; MR (Qld) Method Q104A; MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
Linear shrinkage; Sieve analysis | Fines ratio | AS 1289.3.4.1; AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A; MR (Qld) Method Q106; MR (Qld) Method Q253; | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Compaction to nominated levels; Dry density/moisture content relationship; Oversize material | Modified compactive effort; Not applicable; Rapid; Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1; AS 1289.5.2.1; AS 1289.5.4.2; MR (Qld) Method Q142A; MR (Qld) Method Q142B; MR (Qld) Method Q143; MR (Qld) Method Q144A; MR (Qld) Method Q145A; |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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Density - In-situ; Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1; AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) Method Q141B; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03 |
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Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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Degree of saturation; Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q140A; MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration depth; Penetration in-situ | Ball embedment; Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2; MR (Qld) Method Q114B; Austroads Method AGPT/T251 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q113A; MR (Qld) Method Q113B; MR (Qld) Method Q113C | |
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 Q101C; MR (Qld) Method Q101D; MR (Qld) Method Q101E |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength; Curing of moulded specimens; Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix; Uniaxial unconfined | AS 5101.4; MR (Qld) Method Q135A; MR (Qld) Method Q135B; MR (Qld) Method Q251A; MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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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 - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2; MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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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 |
AS 1289.1.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
20501
Site No.
24491
Print date
24 Apr 2024