National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
AMB Geotech SQS Pty Ltd
Site
Roma Soil Testing Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
2915
Date of Accreditation
30 May 1990
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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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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q216 | |
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 | Flakiness | AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |
Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |||
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable; Weighing-in-water | 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 | AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.22 | |
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, grout and mortar | 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 manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |||
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2; MR (Qld) Method Q144A | |||
Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |||
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Relative compaction | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q140A | |
Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
Dry density ratio | Calculation | AS 1289.5.4.1 | |||
Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |||
Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
Density - In situ | Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141B | |||
Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02 | |||
Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01; MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |||
Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
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 Q113C | |
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; MR (Qld) Method Q101E; MR (Qld) Method Q101F,MR (Qld) Method Q101G, MR (Qld) Method Q101H, MR (Qld) Method Q101J, Q255 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Sample preparation | Modified compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; Preparation and compaction of soil; Standard compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B, MR (Qld) Method Q251C | |
Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q135B | |||
Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation | MR (Qld) Method Q135A | |||
Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | MR (Qld) Method Q115 | |||
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |
Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow | AS 1141.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 | |||
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 | ||
Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Systematic random stratified sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q050 | ||
Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.2; MR (Qld) Method Q050 | |||
Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |||
Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q050 | |||
Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; 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; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
2915
Print date
09 Dec 2024