RCA Australia

Site

Newcastle Laboratory (RCA Laboratories-CMT)

Accreditation No.

9811

Site No.

9804

Date of Accreditation

10 Sep 1994

Address

92 Hill Street
Carrington, NSW 2294
Australia

rca.com.au

Contact

Mr Tim Baker P: +61 (02) 49029200

Availability

Services available to external clients

RCA Australia address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Newcastle Laboratory (RCA Laboratories-CMT)

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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

Foreign material in recycled aggregate Manual classification

TfNSW TS 02799.51

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Crushed faces

TfNSW TS 02799.36

Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.1; AS 1141.20.2; TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.50

Particle size distribution Fine particles in road materials

AS 1141.19; TfNSW TS 02795.03

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

AS 1141.11.1; AS 1141.12; TfNSW TS 02799.02; TfNSW TS 02799.04

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4; TfNSW TS 02799.10;TfNSW TS 02799.11

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14; TfNSW TS 02799.12

Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1; TfNSW TS 02799.08

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22; TfNSW TS 02799.13
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 Cylinder

AS 1012.9; TfNSW TS 02800.07

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Water displacement

AS 1012.12.2

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; TfNSW TS 02800.05

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement structural performance Road pavements Structural performance evaluation Benkelman beam; Deflection monitoring

TfNSW TS 02795.22; TfNSW TS 02795.55

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1; TfNSW TS 02795.05

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1; TfNSW TS 02795.08

Fine particles in road materials Not applicable

TfNSW TS 02795.03

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1; TfNSW TS 02795.05

Liquid limit Casagrande

AS 1289.3.1.1; AS 1289.3.1.2; TfNSW TS 02795.04

Moisture content Drying oven; Sand bath

AS 1289.2.1.1; TfNSW TS 02795.14; TfNSW TS 02795.15

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1; TfNSW TS 02795.02

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1; TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02796.01

Maximum dry density Not applicable

TfNSW TS 02795.26

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

Dry density/moisture content relationship Three compaction point

TfNSW TS 02795.24

Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1; TfNSW TS 02795.07

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

Relative compaction Not applicable

TfNSW TS 02795.28

Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation; Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Density - In situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1; 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; 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; TfNSW TS 02795.11,TfNSW TS 02796.03
Compressive strength Uniaxial maximum dry TfNSW TS 02795.09
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment

TfNSW TS 02794.02; TfNSW TS 02794.03

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 sample preparation Soils Preparation of disturbed samples Not applicable
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

TfNSW TS 02795.10,TfNSW TS 02796.02

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1; TfNSW TS 02800.01

Soils Not applicable Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile

AS 1289.1.2.1, TfNSW TS 02794.01

The only data displayed is that deemed relevant and necessary for the clear description of the activities and services covered by the scope of accreditation.

Grey text appearing in a SoA is additional freetext providing further refinement or information on the data in the preceding line entry.