Chadwick Geotechnics Pty Ltd

Site

Western Region Laboratory

Accreditation No.

12719

Site No.

23249

Date of Accreditation

26 Aug 2016

Address

Factory 1, 7 Katherine Drive
Ravenhall, VIC 3023
Australia

chadwickgeotechnics.com.au

Contact

Mr Michael Poole P: +61 0455172111

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Western Region Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Description, identification and classification; Liquid limit; Moisture content; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index Casagrande; Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1..1, AS 1289.3.1.1,AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.4.1, AS 1289.3.6.1, AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory classification only), RC (Vic) Method 326.01

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, AS 1289.5.4.2

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 Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Density - In-situ; Dry density ratio; Field moisture content; Moisture ratio; Moisture ratio assessment of dry back Calculation; Hilf; Measured; Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.7.1, AS 1289.5.8.1, RC (Vic) Method 316.00, RC (Vic) Method 316.14

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration Soils Penetration in-situ Dynamic cone; Perth sand penetrometer AS 1289.6.3.2,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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile AS 1141.3.1
Soils 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

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, RC (Vic) Method 316.10

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