National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
SMS Geotechnical Pty Ltd
Site
SMS Geotechnical Pty Ltd
Accreditation No.
19225
Site No.
21812
Date of Accreditation
14 Aug 2013
Contact
Mr Darren Shotton
P: +61 (08) 82587498
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
Not Applicable
Scope of Accreditation
SMS Geotechnical Pty Ltd
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 abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value |
AS 1141.23 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Foreign material in recycled aggregate | Manual classification |
TfNSW TS 02799.51 |
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| Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Coarse aggregate quality | Visual comparison |
AS 1141.30.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Flat particles |
DPTI (SA) Method TP244 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 DPTI (SA) Method TP241 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Shape | Elongation |
DPTI (SA) Method TP240 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution |
AS 1141.24 |
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| 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 | In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Penetration depth | Ball embedment |
DPTI (SA) Method TP349 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2 DPTI (SA) Method TP143 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 DPTI (SA) Method TP141 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point |
AS 1289.3.1.1 |
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| Particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006) |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 DPTI (SA) Method TP134 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 DPTI (SA) Method TP164 |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2 DPTI (SA) Method TP166 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 DPTI (SA) Method TP164 |
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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 electrical properties | Soils | Electrical resistance | Not applicable |
AS 1289.4.4.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Moisture ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Statistical selection of reference values | AS 1289.5.4.3 | |||
| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1, DPTI (SA) Method TP320 |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| 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 | Perth sand penetrometer |
AS 1289.6.3.3 |
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| Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone |
AS 1289.6.3.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1 |
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| Bearing ratio | Estimated CBR from classification test |
DPTI (SA) Method TP133 |
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| 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; 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 |
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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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| Total suction | Dew point psychrometer | in-house method SMS TM001 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
AS 5101.4 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil thermal properties | Soils | Thermal conductivity | In-situ measurement; Laboratory measurement |
ASTM D5334 |
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| 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 |
AS 1141.3.1 DPTI (SA) Method TP226 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | AS 1012.1 | ||
| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 DPTI (SA) Method TP061 |
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| 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 |
Leeds Kangaroo Island Annex Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The Leeds Kangaroo Island Annex Laboratory, Site No 26121 is established from 28 November 2022 until 28 November 2023 for the Kangaroo Island Stage 2A Pipeline Project for Geotechnical Testing Services for Leed Engineering and Construction Pty Ltd; Contract No: SAJ315-MW-B04. Extension requested until 1/6/24 |
Tea Tree Road Annex Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tea Tree Road Annex Facility, Site No 21812 is established from 24.03.2024 until 24.05.2024 for MCWP-0008A RN18000 Tea Tree Road Flood Resilience Works (MM220.9 to MM231.4), Contract name number SARS00003 |
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Accreditation No.
19225
Site No.
21812
Print date
25 Apr 2024
END OF SCOPE
