Geotechnical Testing Services, Southern

Site

Ballarat Soil and Concrete Testing Laboratory

Accreditation No.

19506

Site No.

24287

Date of Accreditation

27 Aug 2018

Address

Unit 6, 33 Laidlaw Drive
Delacombe, VIC 3356
Australia

gts.com.au

Contact

Mr Bryan Mott P: +61 (03) 54414881

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Ballarat Soil and Concrete Testing Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 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; Specimen manufacture and curing Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory AS 1012.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Linear shrinkage; Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point

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
Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1
Moisture content Drying oven AS 1289.2.1.1
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 field density Soils Compaction control; Dry density ratio; Field moisture content; Moisture ratio; Moisture ratio assessment of dry back Hilf; 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 pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable; Repeated compaction pre-treatment AS 1289.1.1, RC (Vic) Method 301.01, RC (Vic) Method 301.05
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Sample preparation Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation RC (Vic) Method 301.03, RC (Vic) Method 301.06
Sample collection 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 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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