
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Byers Geotechnical Testing Pty Ltd
Site
Townsville Laboratory
Accreditation No.
21693
Site No.
26120
Date of Accreditation
05 Feb 2026
Contact
Mr Don Byers P: +61 0472802709
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
Not Applicable
Scope of Accreditation
Townsville Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
| 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 specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content | AS 1289.2.1.1 MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |
| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |||
| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A | |||
| 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 | Density - In situ; Moisture - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |
| Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
| Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
| Dry density ratio; Relative compaction | Calculation | AS 1289.5.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q140A | |||
| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |||
| Density - In situ | Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B | |||
| 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 sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Methods Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101D | |
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck | AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 | |
| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | 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 face; 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 | |||
| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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Accreditation No.
21693
Site No.
26120
Print date
28 Feb 2026
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