Karreman Quarries Pty Ltd

Site

Mt Cotton Laboratory

Accreditation No.

9874

Site No.

9867

Date of Accreditation

11 Aug 1995

Address

616 - 632 West Mt Cotton Road
Sheldon, QLD 4157
Australia

karreman.com.au

Contact

Mr Jack Warnar P: +61 0400212589

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Mt Cotton Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion Aggregates Degree of precoating Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q216
Resistance to stripping Modified plate MR (Qld) Method Q212B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Foreign material in recycled aggregate Manual classification MR (Qld) Method Q477
Clay and fine silt; Weak particles contaminants Settling; Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32, AS 1141.33

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Particle size distribution Particle size distribution of rock; Rock shape MR (Qld) Method Q230  (except clause 6.2)
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1

Shape Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q201

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.11.1; AS 1141.12

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on source rock; Exposure to sodium sulfate solution AS 1141.24, AS 1141.25.1, AS 1141.25.2, MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Point load strength index In-situ measurement; Laboratory measurement AS 4133.4.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Sieve analysis Fines ratio

AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253

Cone plasticity index; Linear shrinkage; Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D; MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q106, MR (Qld) Method Q252

Porosity Not applicable

ASTM F1815-06 Test Method A

Moisture content Correlation; Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.3.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable AS 1289.5.4.2
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Compaction to nominated levels; Dry density/moisture content relationship; Oversize material Modified compactive effort; Oversize material treatment; 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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
MR (Qld) Method Q168

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 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, MR (Qld Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR Qld Method Q101B

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Curing of moulded specimens Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q135B

Stabiliser working time Cementitious stabilisation time

MR (Qld) Method Q136A

Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

MR (Qld) Method Q115

Laboratory stabilisation of soil Cement; Lime stabilisation

MR (Qld) Method Q135A

Cement content Heat of neutralisation

MR (Qld) Method Q134

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck

AS 1141.3.1, AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060

Soils Not applicable Site selection by spot sampling MR (Qld) Method Q061
Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050

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