Byers Geotechnical Testing Pty Ltd

Site

Townsville Laboratory

Accreditation No.

21693

Site No.

26120

Date of Accreditation

05 Feb 2026

Address

18 Ingham Road
West End, QLD 4810
Australia

byersgeotechtesting.com.au

Contact

Mr Don Byers P: +61 0472802709

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

Not Applicable

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
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 Shape Flakiness AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201
Particle size distribution Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12
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 Moisture content Drying oven; Relative moisture content AS 1289.2.1.1
MR (Qld) Method Q250
Linear shrinkage Not applicable AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106
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
Sieve analysis Not applicable AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A
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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q145A
Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q145A
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A
Oversize material Oversize material treatment MR (Qld) Method Q143
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
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 Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Characteristic field density values Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q020
Degree of saturation Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q146
Density - In situ Sand-cone AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B
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
Dry density ratio; Relative compaction Calculation AS 1289.5.4.1,
MR (Qld) Method Q140A
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 laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1, MR (Qld) Methods Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C
Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1, MR (Qld) Methods Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C
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, MR (Qld) Method Q255
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Lime demand Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q133
Lime demand Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q133
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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