
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Coffey Testing Pty Ltd
Site
North Brisbane Laboratory
Accreditation No.
431
Site No.
25812
Date of Accreditation
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn 08 Apr 2025
Voluntary
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 - Aggregate abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Resistance to wear by attrition | MR (Qld) Method Q229A, MR (Qld) Method Q229B | |
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 | Particle size distribution; Preparation of resilient modulus samples | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 | |||
Shape | Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18; MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on fine aggregate; Degradation factor on source rock | AS 1141.25.1, AS 1141.25.2, AS 1141.25.3, MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
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 | |
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 | Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |
Compressive strength | Cylinder | AS 1012.9 | |||
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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Cone plasticity index; Linear shrinkage; Liquid limit; Moisture content; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Sieve analysis | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point; Drying oven; Fines ratio; Relative moisture content | AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, AS 1289.3.4.1, AS 1289.3.6.1, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q106, MR (Qld) Method Q250, MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Dry density/moisture content relationship; Minimum and maximum dry density | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, AS 1289.5.4.2, AS 1289.5.5.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B, 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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Degree of saturation; Density - In situ; Density index; Dry density ratio; Field moisture content; Moisture ratio; Relative compaction | Hilf; Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.6.1, AS 1289.5.7.1, AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q020, MR (Qld) Method Q140A, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method Q141B, MR (Qld) Method Q143, MR (Qld) Method Q146, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | Mobile capability - compaction control, dry density ratio, moisture ratio, density in-situ, field moisture content |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B | |
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 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 | 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 | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | MR (Qld) Method Q115 | Mobile capability - Preparation only |
Cement content | Heat of neutralisation | MR (Qld) Method Q134 | |||
Laboratory stabilisation of soil; Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B, MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | Mobile capability - Preparation only | ||
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Site selection by spot sampling | AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 | ||
Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in situ; Undisturbed soil sampling by open-drive sampler; Undisturbed soil sampling by rotary core sampler | AS 1289.1.2.1, AS 1289.1.3.1 | ||
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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Accreditation No.
431
Site No.
25812
Print date
16 Apr 2025