Construction Sciences Pty Ltd

Site

Ballina Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1986

Site No.

22373

Date of Accreditation

18 Dec 2014

Address

32 De Havilland Crescent
Ballina, NSW 2478
Australia

constructionsciences.net

Contact

Mr Jarrad Agst P: +61 0421147421

Availability

Services available to external clients

Construction Sciences Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Ballina Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Clay and fine silt Settling

AS 1141.33

Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32

Organic impurities Colour test

AS 1141.34

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Shape Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper; Ratio greatest to least dimension

AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2

TfNSW TS 02799.12,TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.36,TfNSW TS 02799.50,TfNSW TS 02799.53

Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1

Water absorption of fine aggregate Not applicable

AS 1141.5

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

AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12, AS 1141.19

TfNSW TS 02799.02,TfNSW TS 02799.04

Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5

Water absorption of coarse aggregate Not applicable

AS 1141.6.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value Not applicable

AS 1141.21

TfNSW TS 02799.06

Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable

AS 1141.22

TfNSW TS 02799.13

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in situ Concrete, grout and mortar Compactibility index Not applicable

AS 1012.3.4

Slump flow Cone; J-ring; T500

AS 1012.3.1, AS 1012.3.5

ASTM C1611

TfNSW TS 02800.02

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties Concrete, grout and mortar Air content of freshly mixed concrete Reduced air pressure

AS 1012.4.2

TfNSW TS 02800.20

Bleeding In situ analysis - Freshly mixed concrete AS 1012.6
Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete In situ measurement using fixed volume measure

AS 1012.5

TfNSW TS 02800.04

Specimen preparation Dressing of voids

TfNSW TS 02800.43

Compressive strength Core; Cube; Cylinder

AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14

TfNSW TS 02800.06,TfNSW TS 02800.07,TfNSW TS 02800.11

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions; Water displacement

AS 1012.12.1, AS 1012.12.2


Flexural strength Modulus of rupture

AS 1012.11

TfNSW TS 02800.25

Uniformity of mixing Not applicable AS 1379 Appendix A
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing Concrete, grout and mortar Specimen conditioning Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens

AS 1012.14

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; Curing flexural strength specimens in the laboratory; Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; In situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens; In situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens; In situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes; Moist curing drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.1, AS 1012.8.2, AS 1012.8.3, AS 1012.8.4

TfNSW TS 02800.05,TfNSW TS 02800.24

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 - Soil classification Soils Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1

TfNSW TS 02795.05

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

TfNSW TS 02795.08

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

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1

TfNSW TS 02795.05

Fine particles in road materials; Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

TfNSW TS 02795.02,TfNSW TS 02795.03

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Maximum dry density Not applicable

TfNSW TS 02795.26

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point

AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1

TfNSW TS 02795.06,TfNSW TS 02795.07,TfNSW TS 02795.24

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

Density - In situ Nuclear gauge; Sand pouring apparatus

AS 1289.5.8.1

TfNSW TS 02795.13,TfNSW TS 02795.36

Relative compaction Not applicable

TfNSW TS 02795.28

Compaction control Hilf AS 1289.5.7.1
Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration Soils Penetration - In situ Dynamic cone

AS 1289.6.3.2

TfNSW TS 02795.23

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

Compressive strength Uniaxial maximum dry

TfNSW TS 02795.09,TfNSW TS 02795.10

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

TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02794.03,TfNSW TS 02795.01

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

TfNSW TS 02795.10

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete; Hardened concrete by coring

AS 1012.1, AS 1012.14

TfNSW TS 02800.01

Soils Not applicable Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile

AS 1289.1.2.1

TfNSW TS 02794.01

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