GHD Pty Ltd

Site

Sydney Laboratory

Accreditation No.

679

Site No.

672

Date of Accreditation

27 Nov 1967

Address

Unit 5/43 Herbert Street
Artarmon, NSW 2064
Australia

ghd.com.au

Contact

Mr Zac Kotze P: +61 (02) 94624860

Availability

Services available to external clients

GHD Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Sydney Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 properties Aggregates Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.12, TfNSW TS 02799.04

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1, TfNSW TS 02799.02

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Porosity Not applicable

AS 4133.2.1.1, AS 4133.2.1.2

Point load strength index Not applicable

AS 4133.4.1, TfNSW TS 02799.21

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 4133.1.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock strength and deformation Rocks Deformation Strain rate controlled AS 4133.4.3.2
Compressive strength Uniaxial load rate controlled AS 4133.4.2.1, TfNSW TS 02799.26
Deformation Load rate controlled AS 4133.4.3.1
Compressive strength Uniaxial strain rate controlled AS 4133.4.2.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Liquid limit Casagrande

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, TfNSW TS 02795.04

Moisture content Correlation

TfNSW TS 02799.09

Fine particles in road materials Not applicable

TfNSW TS 02795.03

Moisture content Hot plate

TfNSW TS 02795.15

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1, TfNSW TS 02795.05

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1

Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only)

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, TfNSW TS 02795.08

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1, TfNSW TS 02795.05

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1, TfNSW TS 02795.02

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.14

Moisture content Microwave oven TfNSW TS 02795.39
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02796.01

Maximum dry density Not applicable

TfNSW TS 02795.26

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1, TfNSW TS 02795.07

Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil consolidation Soils Consolidation One-dimensional AS 1289.6.6.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Pinhole AS 1289.3.8.3
Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Dispersion Percentage (%) AS 1289.3.8.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil electrical properties Soils Electrical resistance Not applicable AS 1289.4.4.1, TfNSW TS 02795.43
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 laboratory bearing properties Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial maximum dry TfNSW TS 02795.09
Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1,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, TfNSW TS 02795.16

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 Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment

TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02794.03

Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.01

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 shear strength Soils Shear strength Direct shear force

AS 1289.6.2.2

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

AS 5101.4, TfNSW TS 02795.10,TfNSW TS 02796.02

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil triaxial strength Soils Triaxial strength Triaxial consolidate drained BS EN ISO 17892-9
Triaxial strength Triaxial undrained without pore water pressure measurement AS 1289.6.4.1
Triaxial strength Triaxial undrained with pore water pressure measured AS 1289.6.4.2
ASTM D2166
Triaxial strength Modified triaxial unconfined TfNSW TS 02795.33

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