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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14, RMS (NSW) Method T213 TfNSW TS 02799.12 | |
| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209 TfNSW TS 02799.08 | |||
| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable | AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209 TfNSW TS 02799.08 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.12, RMS (NSW) Method T203 TfNSW TS 02799.04 | |||
| Shape | Crushed faces | RMS (NSW) Method T239 TfNSW TS 02799.36 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1, RMS (NSW) Method T201 TfNSW TS 02799.02 | |||
| Bulk density | Compacted | AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T212 TfNSW TS 02799.11 | |||
| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, RMS (NSW) Method T210 TfNSW TS 02799.09 | |||
| Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable | AS 1141.5, RMS (NSW) Method T210 TfNSW TS 02799.09 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Fine particles in road materials | AS 1141.19 | |||
| Bulk density | Uncompacted | AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T211 TfNSW TS 02799.10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Density ratio and air voids | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.14.5 | |
| Field density | Nuclear gauge backscatter mode | AS/NZS 2891.14.1.2 | |||
| Field density | Thin-lift nuclear gauge | AS/NZS 2891.14.2 | |||
| 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 | |
| Voids in dry compacted filler | Not applicable | AS/NZS 1141.17, RMS (NSW) Method T436 TfNSW TS 02801.10 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt performance | Asphalts | Stripping potential | Tensile strength ratio | RMS (NSW) Method T640 TfNSW TS 02806.26 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen compaction | Gyratory compaction | AS/NZS 2891.2.2, RMS (NSW) Method T662 TfNSW TS 02806.39 | |
| Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning | AS/NZS 2891.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T661 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Voids and density relationship | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2891.8 | |
| Maximum density | Methylated spirits displacement | AS/NZS 2891.7.3, RMS (NSW) Method T605 TfNSW TS 02806.06 | |||
| Bulk density | Presaturation | AS/NZS 2891.9.2 | |||
| Binder film index | Not applicable | RMS (NSW) Method T643 TfNSW TS 02806.27 | |||
| Bulk density | Mensuration | AS/NZS 2891.9.3 | |||
| Maximum density | Water displacement | AS 2891.7.1 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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, RMS (NSW) Method T316 TfNSW TS 02800.16 | |
| Compressive strength | Cylinder | AS 1012 9, RMS (NSW) Method T306 TfNSW TS 02800.07 | |||
| Specimen preparation | Capping of compressive strength specimens | RMS (NSW) Method T305 TfNSW TS 02800.06 | |||
| Compressive strength | Core | AS 1012.14, RMS (NSW) Method T310 TfNSW TS 02800.11 | |||
| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Water displacement | AS 1012.12.2, RMS (NSW) Method T317 TfNSW TS 02800.17 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Pavement shape | Road pavements | Surface deviation | Straight edge | RMS (NSW) Method T183 TfNSW TS 02795.42 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Texture depth | Sand patch | RMS (NSW) Method T240 TfNSW TS 02799.37 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2; TfNSW T108 TfNSW TS 02795.04 | |||
| Fine particles in road materials | Not applicable | TfNSW T107 TfNSW TS 02795.03 | |||
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1; TfNSW T106; TfNSW TS 02795.02 | |||
| Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1; TfNSW T109 TfNSW TS 02795.05 | |||
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1; TfNSW T113 TfNSW TS 02795.08 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Moisture ratio | Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 | Mobile capability for moisture ratio - measured | ||
| Density - In situ | Volume extraction | RMS (NSW) Method T165 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| Soil pre-treatment | Repeated compaction pre-treatment | TfNSW T102 TfNSW TS 02794.02 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique | AS 2891.1.2, RMS (NSW) Method T631;TfNSW T631; TfNSW TS 02806.24 | ||
| Not applicable | Uncompacted asphalt | AS/NZS 2891.1.1 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Not applicable | Hardened concrete by coring | AS 1012.14 | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of bituminous materials - Properties | Bituminous materials | Sample handling and conditioning | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2341.21, Austroads Method AGPT/T102 | |
| Torsional recovery | Not applicable | Austroads Method AGPT/T122 | |||
| Viscosity | Rotational | AS/NZS 2341.4 | |||
| Rolling thin film oven (RTFO) | Effect of heat and air on a moving film of bitumen | AS/NZS 2341.10, Austroads Method AGPT/T103 | |||
| Viscosity | Dynamic - Capillary tube | AS/NZS 2341.2 | |||
| Viscosity | Brookfield viscometer | Austroads Method AGPT/T111 | |||
| Penetration of bitumen | Not applicable | AS 2341.12, RMS (NSW) Method T506 TfNSW TS 02802.05 | |||
| Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18, Austroads Method AGPT/T131 | |||
| 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 | |
| Sample collection | Bituminous materials | Not applicable | Polymer modified bitumens from tanks, tankers and drums | Austroads Method AGPT/T101 | |
| 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
04 Jul 2025