National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
AMB Geotech SQS Pty Ltd
Site
Narrabri Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
14680
Date of Accreditation
29 May 2001
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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| Establishment of annex facilities | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 RMS (NSW) Method T213 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18, RMS (NSW) Method T239 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 RMS (NSW) Method T203 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
RMS (NSW) Method T262 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 RMS (NSW) Method T212 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 RMS (NSW) Method T209 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2 RMS (NSW) Method T235, RMS (NSW) Method T275 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1 RMS (NSW) Method T209 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 RMS (NSW) Method T201 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 RMS (NSW) Method T211 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Aggregate crushing value; Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.21, AS 1141.22, RMS (NSW) Method T215 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in-situ | Concrete, grout and mortar | Grout consistency | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T375 |
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| Slump flow | Cone; J-ring; T500 |
AS 1012.3.1, AS 1012.3.5, RMS (NSW) Method T301, ASTM C1611, ASTM C1621 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Cube |
AS 1012.9 RMS (NSW) Method T375 |
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| Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 RMS (NSW) Method T306 |
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| Specimen preparation | Capping of compressive strength specimens |
RMS (NSW) Method T305 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 RMS (NSW) Method T316 |
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| 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 |
AS 1012.8.1 RMS (NSW) Method T304 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory |
RMS (NSW) Method T375 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement structural performance | Road pavements | Structural performance evaluation | Deflection monitoring |
RMS (NSW) Method T199;TfNSW T199; |
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| Structural performance evaluation | Benkelman beam |
RMS (NSW) Method T160 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Penetration depth | Ball embedment |
RMS (NSW) Method T271 |
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| Texture depth | Sand patch |
RMS (NSW) Method T240 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2 |
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| Fine particles in road materials | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107; |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 RMS (NSW) Method T120 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point |
AS 1289.3.1.1 RMS (NSW) Method T108;TfNSW T108;TfNSW T105; |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 RMS (NSW) Method T113;TfNSW T113; |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 RMS (NSW) Method T106;TfNSW T106; |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105; |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105; |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Three compaction point |
RMS (NSW) Method T162 |
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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 RMS (NSW) Method T112 |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2 |
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| Maximum dry density | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T164 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T130 |
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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 | Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 RMS (NSW) Method T173 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1 |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T166 |
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| Density - In-situ | Sand pouring apparatus |
RMS (NSW) Method T119 |
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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 RMS (NSW) Method T161 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ strength | Soils | Impact strength - In-situ | In-situ measurement | NFP 94-105 procedure (B) | |
| Shear strength - In-situ | Vane | AS 1289.6.2.1 | |||
| Bearing strength - In-situ | Light weight deflectometer (LWD) | MR (Qld) Method Q258A, ASTM E2835 | |||
| 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, RMS (NSW) Method T132, RMS (NSW) Method T167 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment |
RMS (NSW) Method T103;TfNSW T103;TfNSW T105; |
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| Soil pre-treatment | Repeated compaction pre-treatment |
RMS (NSW) Method T102;TfNSW T102;TfNSW T105; |
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| Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1 RMS (NSW) Method T105;TfNSW T105; |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Stabiliser working time | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T147 |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
RMS (NSW) Method T116, RMS (NSW) Method T131 |
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| Stabiliser rate of spread rate | In-situ measurement |
RMS (NSW) Method T136 |
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| Lime content | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T144 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh grout |
RMS (NSW) Method T375 |
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| Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 RMS (NSW) Method T300 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Systematic random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 |
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| Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow |
AS 1289.1.2.1 RMS (NSW) Method T100 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Annex No. 21-01 is established from 1 February 2021 until 31 December 2022 for the Inland Rail - Narrabri to North Star (N2NS) Package A project for Trans4M Rail, contract number 7632-032. |
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Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
14680
Print date
23 Sep 2021