QGS Quality Geotechnical Services Pty Ltd

Site

QGS Quality Geotechnical Services Pty Ltd

Accreditation No.

21234

Site No.

24823

Date of Accreditation

10 May 2023

Address

Unit 8, 34 Alliance Avenue
Morisset, NSW 2264
Australia

Contact

Mr Steve Waugh P: +61 0475008651

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
QGS Quality Geotechnical Services Pty Ltd

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Particle size distribution Fine particles in road materials RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107;

TfNSW TS 02795.03
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement structural performance Road pavements Structural performance evaluation Benkelman beam; Deflection monitoring RMS (NSW) Method T160, RMS (NSW) Method T199;TfNSW T199;

TfNSW TS 02795.22,TfNSW TS 02795.55
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T120

TfNSW TS 02795.14
Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index Casagrande; Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, RMS(NSW) Method T108;TfNSW T108;TfNSW T105;,RMS(NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105; 

TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.04,TfNSW TS 02795.05
Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (laboratory tests only)
Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, RMS(NSW) Method T113;TfNSW T113;

TfNSW TS 02795.08
Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1, RMS(NSW) Method T106;TfNSW T106;

TfNSW TS 02795.02
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, RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T130

TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02796.01
Dry density/moisture content relationship Three compaction point RMS (NSW) Method T162

TfNSW TS 02795.24
Maximum dry density Not applicable RMS (NSW) Method T164

TfNSW TS 02795.26
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable AS 1289.5.4.2
Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable AS 1289.5.5.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Dry density ratio Calculation AS 1289.5.4.1
Relative compaction Not applicable RMS (NSW) Method T166

TfNSW TS 02795.28
Density index Not applicable AS 1289.5.6.1
Density - In-situ Nuclear gauge; Sand pouring apparatus; Sand-cone AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T119, RMS (NSW) Method T173

TfNSW TS 02795.13,TfNSW TS 02795.36
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration Soils Penetration in-situ Dynamic cone; Perth sand penetrometer AS 1289.6.3.2, RMS (NSW) Method T161
AS 1289.6.3.3

TfNSW TS 02795.23
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T117

TfNSW TS 02795.11
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants Soils Acidity pH

AS 1289.4.3.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T102;TfNSW T102;TfNSW T105;, RMS (NSW) Method T105

TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02795.01
Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment RMS (NSW) Method T103;TfNSW T103;TfNSW T105;

TfNSW TS 02794.03,TfNSW TS 02795.01
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined RMS (NSW) Method T116, RMS (NSW) Method T131

TfNSW TS 02795.10,TfNSW TS 02796.02
Sample collection Soils Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2
Not applicable Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ

AS 1289.1.2.1
Not applicable Undisturbed soil sampling by open-drive sampler

AS 1289.1.3.1

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