Butler Partners (Regional) Pty Ltd

Site

Sunshine Coast Laboratory

Accreditation No.

19529

Site No.

25665

Date of Accreditation

06 Mar 2025

Address

1/6 Runway Drive
Marcoola, QLD 4564
Australia

butlerpartners.com.au

Contact

Mr Christopher Davidson P: +61 0403067815

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Sunshine Coast Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 Clay and fine silt; Organic impurities; Weak particles contaminants Colour test; Settling; Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32,

AS 1141.33,
AS 1141.34
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Particle size distribution Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.11.1, 

AS 1141.12

Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5, 

AS 1141.6.1

Shape Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14, 

AS 1141.15, 

AS 1141.18,

AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3,

MR (Qld) Method Q201
Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate AS 1141.25.2,
MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value; Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.21,
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 Compressive strength Core; Cube; Cylinder

AS 1012.9,

AS 1012.14

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen conditioning; Specimen manufacture; Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; In situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens

AS 1012.8.1,

AS 1012.8.3,

AS 1012.14

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q106

Sieve analysis Fines ratio

AS 1289.3.6.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q103A,

MR (Qld) Method Q253

Apparent particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1 (2006)

Cone plasticity index; Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index Casagrande; Cone

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289 3.1.2,

AS 1289.3.2.1,

AS 1289 3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2,

AS 1289 3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2,

MR (Qld) Method Q104A,

MR (Qld) Method Q104D,

MR (Qld) Method Q105,

MR (Qld) Method Q252

Moisture content Drying oven; Relative moisture content

AS 1289.2.1.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q250

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Compaction to nominated levels; Dry density/moisture content relationship; Oversize material Modified compactive effort; Oversize material treatment; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1,

AS 1289.5.2.1,

AS 1289.5.4.2,

MR (Qld) Method Q142A,

MR (Qld) Method Q142B,

MR (Qld) Method Q143,

MR (Qld) Method Q144A,

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1,
MR (QLD) Method Q168
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Degree of saturation; Density - In situ; Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio; Relative compaction Calculation; Hilf; Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1,

AS 1289.5.4.1,

AS 1289.5.7.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q020,

MR (Qld) Method Q140A,

MR (Qld) Method Q141B,

 MR (Qld) Method Q146

Density - In situ; Moisture - In situ Nuclear gauge AS 1289.5.8.1,
MR (Qld) Method Q141A,
MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03
Density index Measured AS 1289.5.6.1   
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 Q113B,
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 Q101G, MR (Qld) Method Q101H, MR (Qld) Method Q101J

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 sample preparation Soils Preparation of disturbed samples Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q255
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Sample preparation Preparation and compaction of soil; 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

AS 5101.4,

MR (Qld) Method Q115

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Disturbed sampling from earthwork

AS 1141.3.1

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer

AS 1012.1

Soils Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1,

AS 1289.1.4.2,

MR (Qld) Method Q050

Not applicable Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Site selection by spot sampling

AS 1289.1.2.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q060,

MR (Qld) Method Q061

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