A S James Pty Ltd

Site

Soil Testing Laboratory

Accreditation No.

934

Site No.

927

Date of Accreditation

03 Aug 1971

Address

16 Libbett Ave
Clayton South, VIC 3169
Australia

asjames.com.au

Contact

Mr Timothy Holt P: +61 (03) 95474811

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Soil Testing Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Bulk density Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Bulk density Compacted

AS 1141.4

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate stabilisation Aggregates Unconfined compressive strength Not applicable

AS 5101.4

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Penetration depth Ball embedment Austroads Method AG:PT/T251
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Point load strength index Not applicable

AS 4133.4.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Weighted plasticity index Not applicable RC (Vic) Method 326.01
Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Liquid limit Casagrande four point

AS 1289.3.1.1

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

Liquid limit Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.2

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1

AS 1289 5.2.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class

AS 1289.3.8.1

Dispersion Pinhole AS 1289.3.8.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil electrical properties Soils Electrical resistance Not applicable AS 1289.4.4.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

Moisture ratio assessment of dry back Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 316.14

Characteristic field density values Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 316.00

Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Density - In-situ Water replacement

AS 1289.5.3.5

Density - In-situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration Soils Penetration in-situ Dynamic cone AS 1289.6.3.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants Soils Acidity pH

AS 1289.4.3.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Falling head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.2
Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1

RC (Vic) Method 301.01

Soil pre-treatment Repeated compaction pre-treatment

RC (Vic) Method 301.05

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Lime saturation point Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 131.01 (except clause 5a)

Laboratory stabilisation of soil Lime stabilisation

RC (Vic) Method 301.03

Laboratory stabilisation of soil Cement

RC (Vic) Method 301.06

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

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

Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

RC (Vic) Method 316.10

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1

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