National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Soil Engineering Services
Site
Townsville Laboratory
Accreditation No.
2856
Site No.
2849
Date of Accreditation
21 Mar 1990
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 abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Resistance to wear by attrition |
AS 1141.27 |
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| Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value |
AS 1141.23 |
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| Abrasion resistance | Ball mill |
MR (Qld) Method Q228; In-house test method SESMA-2008 |
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| 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 | Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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| Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15; MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on source rock | AS 1141.25.1 | |
| Soundness | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution |
AS 1141.24 |
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| Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate |
AS 1141.25.2; MR (Qld) Method Q208B |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.22 | |
| Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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| 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 | Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Compressive strength | Cube |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Flexural strength | Modulus of rupture |
AS 1012.11 |
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| Compressive strength | Core |
AS 1012.14 |
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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 | Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.3 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.2 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1021.8.1 |
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| Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Casagrande four point |
AS 1289.3.1.1 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande one point |
AS 1289.3.1.2 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1; MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q250 |
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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 | Cone one point |
MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q252 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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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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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1; MR (Qld) Method Q141A |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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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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| 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 Q113B; MR (Qld) Method Q113C |
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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 Q101F |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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| Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q134 |
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| Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
| Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A |
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| Stabiliser working time | Cementitious stabilisation time |
MR (Qld) Method Q136A |
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| 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; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection - Systematic random stratified sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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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 - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1; MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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| 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 from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1; MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 | The Normanton Annex facility is established from 22 April 2022 until 30 December 2022 for the CSC Roadworks project for Carpentaria Shire Council, contract number CSC2022. |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 | The Osbourne annex facility is established from 4 March 2022 until 31 August 2022 for the T2192 Chinova Osbourne Haul Road project for Chinova Resources, contract number CO-T2192. |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | 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 | The Rocks annex facility is established from 8 August 2022 until 31 December 2022 for the Bruce Highway upgrade project for BQC Quarry, contact number BQC-22. |
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Accreditation No.
2856
Site No.
2849
Print date
16 Aug 2022