National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Protest Geotechnical Pty Ltd
Site
Moranbah Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19667
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 |
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 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande; Cone |
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 Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q106, MR (Qld) Method Q253 |
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| 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, MR (Qld) Method Q141B, AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, 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 - In situ; Penetration depth | Ball embedment; Dynamic cone |
AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B, Austroads Method AGPT/T251 |
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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 Q101D |
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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 |
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| 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.
19667
Site No.
24491
Print date
26 May 2026