NATA Accredited · No. 15121 · ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Laboratory Services
Laboratory Testing
NATA-Accredited Geotechnical & Civil Materials Testing
Our Glendenning laboratory holds NATA accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 (2017) for Infrastructure and Asset Integrity testing. The scope covers soil, aggregate, rock, and pavement testing in accordance with Australian Standards and TfNSW specifications.
Accreditation No. 15121Glendenning LaboratoryISO/IEC 17025 (2017)Infrastructure & Asset Integrity
Scope of Accreditation
NATA Accreditation No. 15121 · Glendenning Laboratory · ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 contaminants | Aggregates | Foreign material in recycled aggregate | Manual classification | CSTS in-house Test Method 001–005; TfNSW TS 02799.51 |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12; TfNSW TS 02799.02, TfNSW TS 02799.04 |
| Particle density of coarse/fine aggregate; Water absorption of coarse/fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Road pavement structural performance | Road pavements | Structural performance evaluation | Benkelman beam; Deflection monitoring | TfNSW TS 02795.22, TfNSW TS 02795.55 |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Rock properties | Rocks | Point load strength index | Not applicable | TfNSW TS 02799.21 |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Soil classification | Soils | Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1; TfNSW TS 02795.05 |
| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2; TfNSW TS 02795.04 | ||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1; TfNSW TS 02795.14 | ||
| Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1; TfNSW TS 02795.05 | ||
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1; TfNSW TS 02795.02 | ||
| Fine particles in road materials | Not applicable | TfNSW TS 02795.03 | ||
| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1; TfNSW TS 02795.08 | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of OMC/MDD | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2 |
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Rapid; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1; TfNSW TS 02795.06, 02795.07, 02796.01, 02795.24 | ||
| 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 | Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation; Measured | AS 1289.5.4.1 |
| Relative compaction | Not applicable | TfNSW TS 02795.28 | ||
| Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | ||
| Density – In situ | Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1; TfNSW TS 02795.36 | ||
| 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; TfNSW TS 02795.11 |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Soil natural contaminants | Soils | Acidity | pH | AS 1289.4.3.1 |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Soil permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head (remoulded); Falling head (remoulded) | AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2 |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material – Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1; TfNSW TS 02794.02, TfNSW TS 02795.01 |
| Soil pre-treatment | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment | TfNSW TS 02794.03 | ||
| 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 | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | RMS (NSW) T116, T131 |
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a windrow | AS 1141.3.1 |
| Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face, pavement, stockpile, windrow, or in situ | — |
Concrete Testing
Concrete testing is undertaken as part of a comprehensive quality control process to verify that concrete in its various states complies with the relevant requirements of the Australian Standards (AS 1012 Series). Testing is performed using industry-recognised methods to assess properties such as strength, consistency, density, and overall performance, ensuring confidence in the quality and suitability of the concrete for its intended application. Our service includes on-site slump testing.
Please note: CSTS Geotechnical is not NATA accredited for this test.
