Transport for NSW

Site

Parkes Laboratory – Central Western Division

Accreditation No.

2906

Site No.

2899

Date of Accreditation

13 Jul 2020

Address

75 Close Street
Parkes, NSW 2870
Australia

Contact

Mr Simon Ellis P: +61 0428964579

Availability

Services not available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Parkes Laboratory – Central Western Division

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 properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14, AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2

RMS (NSW) Methods T213, T235, T239, T275
Particle size distribution Fine particles in road materials; Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12, AS 1141.19

RMS (NSW) Methods T201, T203
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22, RMS (NSW) Method T215
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement structural performance Road pavements Structural performance evaluation Benkelman beam

RMS (NSW) Method T160
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

RMS (NSW) Method T120
Fine particles in road materials; Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

RMS (NSW) Methods T106;TfNSW T106;, T107;TfNSW T107;
Linear shrinkage; Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.4.1

RMS (NSW) Methods T108;TfNSW T108;TfNSW T105;, T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105;, T113;TfNSW T113;
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point

RMS (NSW) Methods T111, T112, T130, T162
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Density - In-situ; Relative compaction Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

RMS (NSW) Methods T166, T173
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens RMS (NSW) Methods T117, T132
Compressive strength Uniaxial maximum dry RMS (NSW) Method T114
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Falling head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment

AS 1289.1.1

RMS (NSW) Methods T102;TfNSW T102;TfNSW T105;, T103;TfNSW T103;TfNSW T105;, T105
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

RMS (NSW) Method T116, T131
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil triaxial strength Soils Triaxial strength Modified triaxial confined; Modified triaxial unconfined RMS (NSW) Method T171
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T100
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 in-situ

AS 1289.1.2.1

RMS (NSW) Method T100

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