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National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Pavement Technology Centre Pty Ltd (PTC)
Site
PTC Altona
Accreditation No.
20208
Site No.
23993
Date of Accreditation
03 Nov 2017
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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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable | AS 1141.5 | |
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |||
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Pycnometer | AS 1141.6.2 | |||
Particle density of fine aggregate | Pycnometer | AS 1141.5 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Methylene blue value | AS 1141.66 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt adhesion and stripping | Asphalts | Binder paste drain-off | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T235 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Reflux | AS/NZS 2891.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q308C | |
Moisture content | Not applicable | RC (Vic) Method 211.01 | |||
Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Pressure filter | AS/NZS 2891.3.3 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Characteristic density ratio; Density ratio and air voids; Field density | Thin-lift nuclear gauge | AS/NZS 2891.14.2, AS/NZS 2891.14.5, RC (Vic) Method 316.00, RC (Vic) Method 316.12 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt filler | Asphalts | Apparent particle density of filler | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1141.7 | |
Voids in dry compacted filler | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1141.17 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mechanical properties | Asphalts | Marshall stability and flow | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.5 MRWA Method WA731.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt mix design | Asphalts | Mix composition | Marshall method | RC (Vic) Method 201.01 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Deformation resistance | Wheel tracking machine | Austroads Method AGPT/T231 | |
Stripping potential | Tensile strength ratio | Austroads Method AGPT/T232 | |||
Resilient modulus | Indirect tensile | AS/NZS 2891.13.1 | |||
Asphalt particle loss | Abrasion | Austroads Method AGPT/T236 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen compaction | Compaction of asphalt slabs | Austroads Method AGPT/T220 | |
Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning | AS/NZS 2891.2.1 | |||
Specimen compaction | Gyratory compaction | AS/NZS 2891.2.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Bulk density | Mensuration; Presaturation; Waxing | AS/NZS 2891.9.1, AS/NZS 2891.9.2, AS/NZS 2891.9.3 RC (Vic) 202.02 | |
Maximum density | Methylated spirits displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.3 | |||
Voids and density relationship | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.8 MRWA Method WA733.1 | |||
Maximum density | Water displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.1 | |||
Sample collection | Asphalts | Not applicable | Uncompacted asphalt | AS/NZS 2891.1.1 | |
Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique | AS 2891.1.2 | |||
Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | RC (Vic) Method 316.10 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of bituminous materials - Composition | Bituminous materials | Residue on evaporation | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.23 | |
Water content | Dean and Stark | AS 2341.9 | |||
Non-aqueous volatiles | Calculation by difference | AS/NZS 2341.24 | |||
Toluene insoluble matter | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.8 | |||
Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Viscosity | Dynamic shear rheometer | Austroads ATM 192 | |
Sieve residue | Sieve analysis | AS/NZS 2341.26 | |||
Torsional recovery | Not applicable | Austroads ATM122 | |||
Particle charge | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.22 | |||
Penetration of bitumen | Not applicable | AS 2341.12 ASTM D5 | |||
pH of bituminous emulsions | Classical | AS 2341.32 | |||
Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18 Austroads AGPT/T131 | |||
Breaking behaviour | AS 2341.29 | ||||
Viscosity | Brookfield viscometer; Dynamic - Capillary tube; Rotational | AS/NZS 2341.2 AS/NZS 2341.4 ASTM D2196 Austroads ATM 111 | |||
Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable | Austroads ATM 102 AS/NZS 2341.21 | |||
Sedimentation; Segregation of bituminous materials | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.27 Austroads AGPT/T108 | |||
Sample recovery | Solvent extraction | Austroads ATM 191 | |||
Viscosity | Design of blends to specified viscosity | Austroads Method AGPT/T193 | |||
Density | Density bottle | AS 2341.7 | |||
Flash point; Flash point of cutback bitumen | Not applicable | AS 2341.14 ASTM D92 | |||
Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen | AS/NZS 2341.10 Austroads ATM 103 |
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Accreditation No.
20208
Site No.
23993
Print date
01 Sep 2024