Quality Control Testing Services

Site

QCTS Childers

Accreditation No.

19673

Site No.

25330

Date of Accreditation

19 Oct 2023

Address

5/2 Mcilwraith Street
Childers, QLD 4660
Australia

qcts.net.au

Contact

Mr Mark Jackman P: +61 (07) 46330816

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
QCTS Childers

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18, MR (Qld) Method Q201
Particle size distribution Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12
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 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 conditioning; Specimen manufacture; Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory AS 1012.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Penetration depth; Texture depth Ball embedment; Sand patch Austroads Method AG:PT/T250, Austroads Method AG:PT/T251
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106
Sieve analysis Fines ratio AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253
Moisture content Drying oven AS 1289.2.1.1
Cone plasticity index; Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index Casagrande

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 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D, MR (Qld) Method Q105, 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) Not applicable AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A
Oversize material Oversize material treatment MR (Qld) Method Q143
Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B
Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q145A
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q168
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Relative compaction Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q140A
Density - In-situ; Field moisture content Sand-cone AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B
Characteristic field density values Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q020
Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Degree of saturation Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q146
Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Measured; Statistical selection of reference values AS 1289.5.4.1
Density - In-situ; Field moisture content Nuclear gauge AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03
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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined MR (Qld) Method Q115
Sample preparation Cement stabilisation; Preparation and compaction of soil; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B, MR (Qld) Method Q251C
Curing of moulded specimens Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q135B
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a moving stream; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow AS 1141.3.1
Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete AS 1012.1
Soils 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
Not applicable Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Site selection by spot sampling AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061

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