National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Transport for NSW
Site
Russell Vale Laboratory – Regional Technical Services
Accreditation No.
2599
Site No.
2592
Date of Accreditation
13 Jul 2020
Contact
Availability
Services conditionally 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 | Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5, RMS (NSW) Method T210 TfNSW TS 02799.09 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T211 TfNSW TS 02799.10 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
RMS (NSW) Method T239 TfNSW TS 02799.36 |
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| Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.5, RMS (NSW) Method T210 TfNSW TS 02799.09 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209 TfNSW TS 02799.08 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14, RMS (NSW) Method T213 TfNSW TS 02799.12 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T212 TfNSW TS 02799.11 |
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| Particle size distribution | Fine particles in road materials |
AS 1141.19 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12, RMS (NSW) Method T203 TfNSW TS 02799.04 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, RMS (NSW) Method T235, RMS (NSW) Method T275 TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.50 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209 TfNSW TS 02799.08 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1, RMS (NSW) Method T201 TfNSW TS 02799.02 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22, RMS (NSW) Method T215 TfNSW TS 02799.13 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt extraction and grading | Asphalts | Bitumen content and aggregate grading | Reflux |
AS/NZS 2891.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T607, RMS (NSW) Method T608 TfNSW TS 02806.08,TfNSW TS 02806.09 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Field density | Nuclear gauge backscatter mode |
AS/NZS 2891.14.1.2 |
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| Density ratio and air voids | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2891.14.5 |
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| Field density | Thin-lift nuclear gauge |
AS/NZS 2891.14.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt filler | Asphalts | Apparent particle density of filler | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 1141.7, RMS (NSW) Method T435 TfNSW TS 02801.09 |
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| Voids in dry compacted filler | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 1141.17, RMS (NSW) Method T436 TfNSW TS 02801.10 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Stripping potential | Tensile strength ratio |
RMS (NSW) Method T640 TfNSW TS 02806.26 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning |
AS/NZS 2891.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T661 |
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| Specimen compaction | Gyratory compaction |
AS/NZS 2891.2.2, RMS (NSW) Method T662 TfNSW TS 02806.39 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Maximum density | Water displacement | AS 2891.7.1 | |
| Voids and density relationship | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2891.8 |
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| Bulk density | Presaturation |
AS/NZS 2891.9.2 |
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| Maximum density | Methylated spirits displacement |
AS/NZS 2891.7.3, RMS (NSW) Method T605 TfNSW TS 02806.06 |
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| Bulk density | Mensuration |
AS/NZS 2891.9.3 |
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| Binder film index | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T643 TfNSW TS 02806.27 |
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| 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, RMS (NSW) Method T301 TfNSW TS 02800.02 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012 9, RMS (NSW) Method T306 TfNSW TS 02800.07 |
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| Specimen preparation | Capping of compressive strength specimens |
RMS (NSW) Method T305 TfNSW TS 02800.06 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1, RMS (NSW) Method T316 TfNSW TS 02800.16 |
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| Compressive strength | Core |
AS 1012.14, RMS (NSW) Method T310 TfNSW TS 02800.11 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Water displacement |
AS 1012.12.2, RMS (NSW) Method T317 TfNSW TS 02800.17 |
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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 | Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T304 TfNSW TS 02800.05 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Pavement shape | Road pavements | Surface deviation | Straight edge |
RMS (NSW) Method T183 TfNSW TS 02795.42 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement profile | Road pavements | Ride quality | Laser profilometer |
RMS (NSW) Method T187, RMS (NSW) Method T188 TfNSW TS 02795.45,TfNSW TS 02795.46 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement structural performance | Road pavements | Structural performance evaluation | Benkelman beam; Deflection monitoring |
RMS (NSW) Method T160, TfNSW T199 TfNSW TS 02795.22,TfNSW TS 02795.55 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Skid resistance | British pendulum portable tester |
AS 1141.42, RMS (NSW) Method T231 TfNSW TS 02799.28 |
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| Texture depth | Sand patch |
RMS (NSW) Method T240 TfNSW TS 02799.37 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T120 TfNSW TS 02795.14 |
Mobile capability for moisture content - drying oven |
| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1, TfNSW T109; TfNSW TS 02795.05 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2; TfNSW T108 TfNSW TS 02795.04 |
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| Fine particles in road materials | Not applicable |
TfNSW T107 TfNSW TS 02795.03 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1; TfNSW T106; TfNSW TS 02795.02 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1; TfNSW T109 TfNSW TS 02795.05 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1; TfNSW T113 TfNSW TS 02795.08 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T130 TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02796.01 |
Mobile capability for dry density/moisture content relationship - standard compactive effort |
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T112 TfNSW TS 02795.07 |
Mobile capability for dry density/moisture content relationship - modified compactive effort | ||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Three compaction point |
RMS (NSW) Method T162 TfNSW TS 02795.24 |
Mobile capability for dry density/moisture content relationship - three compaction point | ||
| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Relative compaction | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T166 TfNSW TS 02795.28 |
Mobile capability for relative compaction |
| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
Mobile capability for compaction control - Hilf | ||
| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T173 TfNSW TS 02795.36 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
Mobile capability for dry density ratio - calculation | ||
| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
Mobile capability for density index | ||
| Density - In-situ | Sand pouring apparatus |
RMS (NSW) Method T119 TfNSW TS 02795.13 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
Mobile capability for moisture ratio - measured | ||
| Density - In-situ | Volume extraction |
RMS (NSW) Method T165 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone |
RMS (NSW) Method T161 TfNSW TS 02795.23 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial maximum dry |
RMS (NSW) Method T114 TfNSW TS 02795.09 |
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| Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T117, RMS (NSW) Method T132 TfNSW TS 02795.11,TfNSW TS 02796.03 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants | Soils | Acidity | pH |
AS 1289.4.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T123 TfNSW TS 02795.16 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1; TfNSW T105 TfNSW TS 02795.01 |
Mobile capability for soil pre-treatment by AS 1289.1.1, TfNSW T105, TfNSW TS 02795.01 |
| Soil pre-treatment | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment |
TfNSW T103 TfNSW TS 02794.03 |
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| Soil pre-treatment | Repeated compaction pre-treatment |
TfNSW T102 TfNSW TS 02794.02 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Stabiliser rate of spread rate | In-situ measurement |
RMS (NSW) Method T136 TfNSW TS 02796.06 |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
RMS (NSW) Method T116, RMS (NSW) Method T131 TfNSW TS 02795.10,TfNSW TS 02796.02 |
Mobile capability for compressive strength - uniaxial unconfined | ||
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T100 TfNSW TS 02794.01 |
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| Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique |
AS 2891.1.2, RMS (NSW) Method T631;TfNSW T631; TfNSW TS 02806.24 |
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| Not applicable | Uncompacted asphalt |
AS/NZS 2891.1.1 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1, RMS (NSW) Method T300 TfNSW TS 02800.01 |
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| Not applicable | Hardened concrete by coring |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Soils | 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, RMS (NSW) Method T100 TfNSW TS 02794.01 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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| Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable |
AS/NZS 2341.21, Austroads Method AGPT/T102 |
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| Torsional recovery | Not applicable |
Austroads Method AGPT/T122 |
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| Viscosity | Rotational |
AS/NZS 2341.4 |
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| Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen |
AS/NZS 2341.10, Austroads Method AGPT/T103 |
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| Viscosity | Dynamic - Capillary tube |
AS/NZS 2341.2 |
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| Viscosity | Brookfield viscometer |
Austroads Method AGPT/T111 |
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| Penetration of bitumen | Not applicable |
AS 2341.12, RMS (NSW) Method T506 TfNSW TS 02802.05 |
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| Softening point | Ring and ball |
AS 2341.18, Austroads Method AGPT/T131 |
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| Analysis of cements and cementitious materials - Composition | Cement products; Pozzolanic materials | Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Ferric oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese monoxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Titanium oxide | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients; X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Hydrated material |
RMS (NSW) Method T1032, RMS (NSW) Method T1033 TfNSW TS 02794.03 ,TfNSW TS 02811.30,TfNSW TS 02811.31 |
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| Sample collection | Bituminous materials | Not applicable | Polymer modified bitumens from tanks, tankers and drums |
Austroads Method AGPT/T101 |
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| Not applicable | Residual bitumens from tanks, tankers and drums |
AS 2008 (1997) Appendix B |
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Accreditation No.
2599
Site No.
2592
Print date
16 Apr 2024
