Coffey Testing Pty Ltd

Site

Brisbane Laboratory

Accreditation No.

431

Site No.

589

Date of Accreditation

19 Sep 1966

Address

86A Yarraman Place
Virginia, QLD 4014
Australia

coffeytesting.com

Contact

Mr Warren O'Connor P: +61 0417043734

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Brisbane Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 Los Angeles machine value; Resistance to wear by attrition AS 1141.23, MR (Qld) Method Q229A, MR (Qld) Method Q229B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion Aggregates Degree of precoating Not applicable

 MR (Qld) Method Q216

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Clay and fine silt; Light particles contaminants; Organic impurities; Sugar; Weak particles contaminants Colour test; Settling; Sieve analysis

AS 1141.31, AS 1141.32, AS 1141.33, AS 1141.34, AS 1141.35

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate polishing Aggregates Polished aggregate friction value Pendulum friction test; Vertical wheel AS 1141.40, AS 1141.42, MR (Qld) Method Q203
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1

Shape Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18, AS 1141.20.3,  MR (Qld) Method Q201

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Particle size distribution Fine particles in road materials; Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 2 ?m; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12, AS 1141.13

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Clay index; Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on source rock; Exposure to sodium sulfate solution; Methylene blue value AS 1141.24, AS 1141.25.1, AS 1141.25.2, AS 1141.25.3, AS 1141.66, MR (Qld) Method Q129, MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate stabilisation Aggregates Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value; Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable

AS 1141.21, AS 1141.22,  RMS (NSW) Method T215

TfNSW TS 02799.13

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar chemical tests Concrete, grout and mortar Chloride level in hardened concrete; Sulfate level in hardened concrete Nitric acid AS 1012.20.1
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 properties Concrete, grout and mortar Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

Compressive strength Cube; Cylinder

AS 1012.9

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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Moisture content Drying oven

AS 4133.1.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Apparent particle density; Cone plasticity index; Linear shrinkage; Liquid limit; Moisture content; Particle density; Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Drying oven; Fines ratio; Relative moisture content

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 1289.3.3.2, AS 1289.3.4.1, AS 1289.3.5.1, AS 1289.3.6.1, AS 1289.3.9.1, 

MR (Qld) Method Q103A,  MR (Qld) Method Q104A,  MR (Qld) Method Q104D,  MR (Qld) Method Q105,  MR (Qld) Method Q106, MR (Qld) Method Q250, MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253


Mobile capability - moisture content - drying oven
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; Minimum and maximum dry density Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, AS 1289.5.4.2, AS 1289.5.5.1,

MR (Qld) Method Q142A,  MR (Qld) Method Q142B,  MR (Qld) Method Q144A,  MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Mobile capability - dry density/moisture content relationship, assignment of OMC/MDD
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class; Percentage (%) AS 1289.3.8.1, AS 1289.3.8.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Degree of saturation; Density - In-situ; Density index; Dry density ratio; Field moisture content; Moisture ratio; Relative compaction Hilf; Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.6.1, AS 1289.5.7.1, AS 1289.5.8.1,  MR (Qld) Method Q020, MR (Qld) Method Q140A,  MR (Qld) Method Q141A,  MR (Qld) Method Q141B,  MR (Qld) Method Q143,  MR (Qld) Method Q146,  MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01,  MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02,  MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03

Mobile capability - compaction control, dry density ratio, moisture ratio, density in-situ, field moisture content
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
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) Method Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants Soils Acidity; Chloride; Organic matter; Soluble salts; Soluble sulfate Classical; Loss on ignition (LOI); pH

AS 1289.4.1.1, AS 1289.4.2.1, AS 1289.4.3.1, AS 1289.4.4.1,  MR (Qld) Method Q120B,  MR (Qld) Method Q122A,  MR (Qld) Method Q122B, MR (Qld) Method Q130A,  MR (Qld) Method Q130B,  MR (Qld) Method Q131B

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment

AS 1289.1.1,  

MR (Qld) Method Q101,  MR (Qld) Method Q101A,  MR (Qld) Method Q101B,  MR (Qld) Method Q101C,  MR (Qld) Method Q101D,

TfNSW T105; RMS (NSW) Method T105

TfNSW TS 02795.01

Mobile capability - soil pre-treatment
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell AS 1289.7.1.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Cement content Heat of neutralisation MR (Qld) Method Q134
Laboratory stabilisation of soil; Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix

 MR (Qld) Method Q135A,  MR (Qld) Method Q135B, MR (Qld) Method Q251A,  MR (Qld) Method Q251B

Mobile capability - Preparation only
Lime content; Lime demand; Lime saturation point; Stabiliser working time Not applicable AS 4489.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q133, MR (Qld) Method Q136A, RMS (NSW) T144
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

 MR (Qld) Method Q115

Mobile capability - Preparation only
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile; Site selection by spot sampling

AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer

AS 1012.1

Soils 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; Undisturbed soil sampling by open-drive sampler; Undisturbed soil sampling by rotary core sampler

AS 1289.1.2.1, AS 1289.1.3.1

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

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