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National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Butler Partners (Regional) Pty Ltd
Site
Rockhampton Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19529
Site No.
22835
Date of Accreditation
18 May 2015
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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Accreditation is held to establish new branch sitesSunshine Coast Branch Site (25665) | 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 | ||
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 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value | AS 1141.23 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q216 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Organic impurities | Colour test | AS 1141.34 | |
Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |||
Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 | |||
Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |||
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |||
Shape | Average least dimension; Flakiness; Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution | AS 1141.24 | |
Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on source rock | AS 1141.25.1, AS 1141.25.2, 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; J-ring; T500 | AS 1012.3.1, AS 1012.3.5 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Core; Cube; Cylinder | AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14 | |
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |||
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; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens | AS 1012.8.1, AS 1012.14 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch | Austroads Method AGPT/T250 | |
Penetration depth | Ball embedment | Austroads Method AGPT/T251 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 4133.1.1.1 | |
Point load strength index | Not applicable | AS 4133.4.1 | |||
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 | |||
Apparent particle density | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.5.1 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven; Microwave oven; Relative moisture content | AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.4, MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |||
Cone plasticity index; Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | 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); Compaction to nominated levels; Dry density/moisture content relationship; Minimum and maximum dry density; Oversize material | Modified compactive effort; Oversize material treatment; Rapid; 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 Q143, MR (Qld) Method Q144A, MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil consolidation | Soils | Consolidation | One-dimensional | AS 1289.6.6.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class; Pinhole | AS 1289.3.8.1, AS 1289.3.8.3, MR (Qld) Method Q168 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density index | Measured | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |
Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Degree of saturation; Density - In-situ; Dry density ratio; Field moisture content; Moisture ratio; Relative compaction | Calculation; Hilf; Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.7.1, AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q020, MR (Qld) Method Q140A, MR (Qld) Method Q140B, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method Q141B, MR (Qld) Method Q146, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles | Soils | Fine particle analysis | Hydrometer | AS 1289.3.6.3 | |
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 natural contaminants | Soils | Acidity | pH | AS 1289.4.3.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen; Flexible wall permeameter | AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2, AS 1289.6.7.3 | |
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 reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell | AS 1289.7.1.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil shear strength | Soils | Shear strength | Direct shear force | AS 1289.6.2.2 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | AS 5101.4, MR (Qld) Method Q115 | |
Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation | MR (Qld) Method Q135A | |||
Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q135B | |||
Cement content | Heat of neutralisation | MR (Qld) Method Q134 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil triaxial strength | Soils | Triaxial strength | Triaxial undrained with pore water pressure measured; Triaxial undrained without pore water pressure measurement | AS 1289.6.4.1, AS 1289.6.4.2 | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Disturbed sampling from earthwork | AS 1141.3.1 | |
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | 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 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Annex facility | 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 | Blackwater Annex Facility, Site No 26825 is established from 18 July 2024 until 30 August 2025 for Rockland Dam Remediation Civil Works Project for Construction Materials Testing for McCoskers Contracting Pty Ltd. Contract No: 4450. |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Annex facility | 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 | Coomera Hospital Annex Facility, Site No. 26521 is established from 25 January 2024 until 10 March 2025 for the Mainland Civil - Coomera Hospital Project for construction materials testing on the bulk earthworks and civil works for Mainland Civil (Queensland) Pty Ltd for Contract No. C2310-15. Project Q1434 |
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 - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1; AS 1289.5.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A; MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control; Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Hilf | AS 1289.5.4.1; AS 1289.5.7.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Cement content; Curing of moulded specimens; Lime content; Sample preparation | Heat of neutralisation; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix | AS 5101.4; MR (Qld) Method Q134; MR (Qld) Method Q135B; MR (Qld) Method Q251B |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Annex facility | 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 | QAL RDA Annex Facility, Site No 26697 is established from 14 May 2024 until 14 May 2025 for QAL RDA Major Works for Construction Materials Testing for McCosker Contracting. Contract No. 47000 / 40759. |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Annex facility | 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 | South Walker Mine Annex Facility, Site No. 26440 is established from 20 October 2023 until 10 October 2024 for the South Walker Creek - MRA2C Project for provision of field and laboratory testing for QH & M Birt Pty Ltd; Contract No. EN010 - Project 1300-015. |
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Accreditation No.
19529
Site No.
22835
Print date
01 Sep 2024