
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 - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q216 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141 12 |
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Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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Shape | Crushed faces |
MR (Qld) Method Q215 |
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Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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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 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 - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Aggregate spread rate | Tray | MR (Qld) Method Q711A | |
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 |
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Linear shrinkage; Sieve analysis | Fines ratio | AS 1289.3.4.1; AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106; MR (Qld) Method Q103A; 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 | 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 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 | Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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Density - In-situ | 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 N03 |
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Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02 |
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Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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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 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 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 |
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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 Q101C; MR (Qld) Method Q101D; MR (Qld) Method Q101E; MR (Qld) Method Q101F |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A; MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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Stabiliser rate of spread rate | In-situ measurement | MR (Qld) Method Q719 | |||
Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A; MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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Sample preparation | Modified compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; Standard compaction; Standard compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens | MR (Qld) Method Q115, 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 sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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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 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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Accreditation No.
20501
Site No.
24491
Print date
23 May 2022