National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
AMB Geotech SQS Pty Ltd
Site
Toowoomba Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
1749
Date of Accreditation
22 Jul 1983
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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| 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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14, TfNSW TS 02799.12 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.22, TfNSW TS 02799.13 | |
| 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Fine particles in road materials | Not applicable | TfNSW TS 02795.03, TfNSW T107 | |
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106, TfNSW TS 02795.08 |
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| Weighted plasticity index | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q252 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105, TfNSW TS 02795.05 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone four point |
AS 1289.3.9.1, MR (Qld) Method Q104A |
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| Plasticity index | Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.14 |
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| Sieve analysis | Fines ratio |
MR (Qld) Method Q253 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point |
AS 1289.3.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.04 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, TfNSW TS 02795.02 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Moisture content | Relative moisture content |
MR (Qld) Method Q250 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142B, TfNSW TS 02795.07 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, TfNSW TS 02795.06, TfNSW TS 02796.01 |
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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| 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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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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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, MR (Qld) Method Q168 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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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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| Penetration depth | Ball embedment | Austroads Method AGPT/T251 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ strength | Soils | Dynamic modulus | Light weight deflectometer (LWD) | ASTM E2835 | |
| 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 Q113C, TfNSW TS 02795.11, TfNSW TS 02796.03 |
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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) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D, MR (Qld) Method Q101E TfNSW TS 02794.02, TfNSW TS 02795.01 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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| 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 | |||
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow |
AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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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 from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
2911
Site No.
1749
Print date
18 Apr 2024
