National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Douglas Partners Pty Ltd
Site
Sunshine Coast Laboratory
Accreditation No.
828
Site No.
22830
Date of Accreditation
19 Feb 2016
Contact
Availability
Services 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 contaminants | Aggregates | Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 | |
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |||
| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252 |
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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, |
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| Liquid limit | Cone four point; Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| 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, MR (Qld) Method Q144A |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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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 |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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| Density - In-situ; Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A,,MR (Qld) NGTM N01, MR (Qld) NGTM N02, MR (Qld) NGTM N03 |
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| Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
| Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| 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 |
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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; MR (Qld) Method Q113A; MR (Qld) Method Q113B; MR (Qld) Method Q113C |
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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 pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1; MR (Qld) Methods Q101; MR (Qld) Method Q101A; MR (Qld) Method Q101B |
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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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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| Sample preparation | Modified compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; Standard compaction - UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix |
MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B |
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| Curing of moulded specimens; Laboratory stabilisation of soil; Lime demand; Stabiliser working time | Cementitious stabilisation time; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q133, MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B, MR (Qld) Method Q136A |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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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 in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
828
Site No.
22830
Print date
01 May 2024
