Hunter Geotechnical Services

Site

Thornton

Accreditation No.

14975

Site No.

15214

Date of Accreditation

16 Jul 2003

Address

3/62 Sandringham Avenue
Thornton, NSW 2322
Australia

huntercivilab.com.au

Contact

Mr James Wyatt P: +61 0402566615

Availability

Services available to external clients

Hunter Geotechnical Services address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Thornton

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis AS 1141.32, RMS (NSW) Method T202

TfNSW TS 02799.03

Sugar Fehlings solution AS 1141.35
Organic impurities Colour test AS 1141.34
Light particles contaminants Segregation by density AS 1141.31
Foreign material in recycled aggregate Manual classification RMS (NSW) Method T276

TfNSW TS 02799.51

Clay and fine silt Settling AS 1141.33, RMS (NSW) Method T268

TfNSW TS 02799.43

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Assessment by flow time and void content RMS (NSW) Method T279

TfNSW TS 02799.54

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted AS 1141.4, RMS (NSW) Method T211, RMS (NSW) Method T212

TfNSW TS 02799.10,TfNSW TS 02799.11

Shape Crushed faces AS 1141.18, RMS (NSW) Method T239

TfNSW TS 02799.36

Shape Flakiness AS 1141.15
Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water AS 1141.5, RMS (NSW) Method T210

TfNSW TS 02799.09

Shape Ratio greatest to least dimension RMS (NSW) Method T278

TfNSW TS 02799.53

Shape Average least dimension AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, RMS (NSW) Method T235, RMS (NSW) Method T275

TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.50

Shape Proportional calliper AS 1141.14, RMS (NSW) Method T213

TfNSW TS 02799.12

Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water AS 1141.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T209

TfNSW TS 02799.08

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis AS 1141.11.1, RMS (NSW) Method T201

TfNSW TS 02799.02

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm AS 1141.12, RMS (NSW) Method T203

TfNSW TS 02799.04

Particle size distribution Fine particles in road materials AS 1141.19, RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107;

TfNSW TS 02795.03

Moisture content Drying oven RMS (NSW) Method T262

TfNSW TS 02799.39

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Exposure to sodium sulfate solution AS 1141.24, RMS (NSW) Method T266

TfNSW TS 02799.42

Soundness Methylene blue value AS 1141.66, RMS (NSW) Method T659

TfNSW TS 02806.36

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value Not applicable AS 1141.21, RMS (NSW) Method T205

TfNSW TS 02799.06

Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.22, RMS (NSW) Method T215

TfNSW TS 02799.13

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in situ Concrete, grout and mortar Compactibility index Not applicable

AS 1012.3.4

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 Cylinder

AS 1012.9, RMS (NSW) Method T306

TfNSW TS 02800.07

Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete In situ measurement using fixed volume measure AS 1012.5
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Water displacement

AS 1012.12.2

Compressive strength Core

AS 1012.14, RMS (NSW) Method T310

TfNSW TS 02800.11

Flexural strength Modulus of rupture AS 1012.11
Compressive strength Cube

AS 1012.9, RMS (NSW) Method T375

TfNSW TS 02800.49

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 manufacture and curing In situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens; Moist curing drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.4, RMS (NSW) Method T312

TfNSW TS 02800.12

Specimen conditioning Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens

AS 1012.14, RMS (NSW) Method T310

TfNSW TS 02800.11

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes

AS 1012.8.3, RMS (NSW) Method T375

TfNSW TS 02800.49

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens

AS 1012.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T304

TfNSW TS 02800.05

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing flexural strength specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens

AS 1012.8.2, RMS (NSW) Method T327

TfNSW TS 02800.24

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties Masonry, concrete and clay units Water absorption Not applicable AS/NZS 4058 Appendix F
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement structural performance Road pavements Structural performance evaluation Benkelman beam RMS (NSW) Method T160

TfNSW TS 02795.22

Structural performance evaluation Deflection monitoring TfNSW T199;

TfNSW TS 02795.55

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 Liquid limit Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, TfNSW T108;

TfNSW TS 02795.04

Sieve analysis Not applicable AS 1289.3.6.1, RMS (NSW) Method T106 (October 2012);TfNSW T106;

TfNSW TS 02795.02

Fine particles in road materials Not applicable RMS (NSW) Method T107 ( October 2012);TfNSW T107;

TfNSW TS 02795.03

Moisture content Drying oven AS 1289.2.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T120

TfNSW TS 02795.14

Plastic limit Not applicable AS 1289.3.2.1, TfNSW T109;

TfNSW TS 02795.05

Linear shrinkage Not applicable AS 1289.3.4.1, TfNSW T113;

TfNSW TS 02795.08

Plasticity index Casagrande AS 1289.3.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;

TfNSW TS 02795.05

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable AS 1289.5.5.1
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable AS 1289.5.4.2
Dry density/moisture content relationship Three compaction point RMS (NSW) Method T162

TfNSW TS 02795.24

Maximum dry density Not applicable RMS (NSW) Method T164

TfNSW TS 02795.26

Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort AS 1289.5.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T130

TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02796.01

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort AS 1289.5.2.1, RMS (NSW) Method T112

TfNSW TS 02795.07

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class AS 1289.3.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation; Measured AS 1289.5.4.1
Density - In situ Nuclear gauge AS 1289.5.8.1, RMS (NSW) Method T173

TfNSW TS 02795.36

Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Relative compaction Not applicable RMS (NSW) Method T166

TfNSW TS 02795.28

Density index Not applicable 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, RMS (NSW) Method T161

TfNSW TS 02795.23

Penetration in situ Perth sand penetrometer AS 1289.6.3.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1, RMS (NSW) Method T117

TfNSW TS 02795.11

Compressive strength Uniaxial maximum dry RMS (NSW) Method T114

TfNSW TS 02795.09

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable AS 1289.1.1, TfNSW T102; TfNSW T105;
TfNSW TS 02795.01

TfNSW TS 02794.02

Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment TfNSW T103;

TfNSW TS 02794.03,

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 Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined AS 5101.4
Sample preparation Lime stabilisation AS 5101.2.2
Cohesion of compacted material To be determined AS 1141.52
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow AS 1141.3.1, RMS (NSW) Method T100

TfNSW TS 02794.01

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Hardened concrete by coring

AS 1012.14

Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1,  RMS (NSW) Method T300

TfNSW TS 02800.01

Soils Not applicable Undisturbed soil sampling by open-drive sampler; Undisturbed soil sampling by rotary core sampler AS 1289.1.3.1
Not applicable Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow AS 1289.1.2.1

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