
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Butler Partners (Regional) Pty Ltd
Site
Rockhampton Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19665
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 sitesBranch Mackay Laboratory site 25100 | 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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 |
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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 |
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Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on source rock | AS 1141.25.1, AS 1141.25.2, MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
Soundness | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution |
AS 1141.24 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Compressive strength | Core; Cube; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14 |
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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 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Penetration depth | Ball embedment | Austroads Method AGPT/T251 | |
Texture depth | Sand patch |
Austroads Method AGPT/T250 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 4133.1.1.1 |
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Point load strength index | Not applicable |
AS 4133.4.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | 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 |
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Moisture content | Drying oven; Microwave oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.4, MR (Qld) Method Q250 |
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Sieve analysis | Fines ratio |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253 |
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Apparent particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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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 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil consolidation | Soils | Consolidation | One-dimensional |
AS 1289.6.6.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class; Pinhole | AS 1289.3.8.1, AS 1289.3.8.3 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | 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 |
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Density index | Measured | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles | Soils | Fine particle analysis | Hydrometer |
AS 1289.3.6.3 |
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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 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen | AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2 | |
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 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell |
AS 1289.7.1.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil shear strength | Soils | Shear strength | Direct shear force |
AS 1289.6.2.2 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q135B | |
Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A |
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Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
AS 5101.4, MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q134 |
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Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Disturbed sampling from earthwork |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer |
AS 1012.1 |
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Soils | 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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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 |
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 | Australian Singapore Military Training Initiative Laboratory Annex Facility, Site No. 25353 is established from 16 September 2020 until 30 September 2022 for the Australian Singapore Military Training Initiative Project (ASMTI) - Provision of level 1 testing, concrete sampling and material properties for Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd, contract No. WP.93001 Construction Phase Geotechnical Supervision. |
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 |
Bruce Highway 10D Annex Facility, Site No. 25581 is established from 19 April 2021 until 12 December 2022 for the Bruce Highway 10D Gin Gin to Benaraby Project - Provision of testing services for Decmil Group; Contract No. 10226.003 |
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 |
CNRB Site Laboratory Annex Facility, Site No. 25769 is established from 22 November 2021 until 1 July 2022 for the following contracts related to the Centre for National Resilience, Brisbane Project: - Contract No. R2111-19 - Contract No. 398-180222-3 |
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 | Mt Lindesay Highway Annex Facility, Site No. 25632 is established from 15 June 2021 until 15 June 2022 for the Mt Lindesay Highway Project, Cryna - Provision of testing services for earthworks, pavement, drainage and concrete to relevant MRTS documents and project specifications for Black Cat Civil; Contract No. 212-03 |
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 | Yeppoon Annex Facility, Site No. 25593 is established from 29 April 2021 until 1 December 2023 for the Yeppoon Residential Development Project April 2021 to December 2023 - Provision of level 1 and quality compliance testing services for Siris and Associates Consulting Engineers; Contract No. R2104-26 |
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Accreditation No.
19665
Site No.
22835
Print date
17 May 2022