Construction Sciences Pty Ltd

Site

Brisbane North Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1986

Site No.

2624

Date of Accreditation

02 May 1989

Address

2 Aldinga Street
Brendale, QLD 4500
Australia

constructionsciences.net

Contact

Mr Christopher Pearce P: +61 (07) 38653212

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Brisbane North 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
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Foreign material in recycled aggregate Manual classification

RMS (NSW) Method T276

MR (Qld) Method Q477
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14
Shape Crushed faces; Flakiness

AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18
Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1
Water absorption of fine aggregate

AS 1141.5
Particle density of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1
Particle density of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5
Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4
Water absorption of coarse aggregate Not applicable

AS 1141.6.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate AS 1141.25.2
MR (Qld) Method Q208B
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable

AS 1141.22
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
Slump flow J-ring; T500 AS 1012.3.5
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 and curing In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens

AS 1012.8.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Point load strength index Not applicable

AS 4133.4.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Liquid limit Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2

MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D
Plasticity index Casagrande; Cone

AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2

MR (Qld) Method Q105
Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10

Laboratory tests only
Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index Fines ratio; Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253
Moisture content Relative moisture content MR (Qld) Method Q250
Apparent particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1
Plastic limit Casagrande one point; Cone four point

AS 1289.3.2.1

MR (Qld) Method Q105
Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

MR (Qld) Method Q106
Moisture content Correlation; Drying oven; Microwave oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.4, AS 1289.2.3.1
Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

MR (Qld) Method Q103A
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Rapid; Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point

AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1

MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B
Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1
Oversize material Oversize material treatment

MR (Qld) Method Q143
Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

MR (Qld) Method Q144A
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 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

MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method Q141B, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03
Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

MR (Qld) Method Q140A
Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146
Characteristic field density values Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q020
Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

MR (Qld) Method Q140A
Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1
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 pH

AS 1289 4.3.1
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1

MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D, MR (Qld) Method Q101E, MR (Qld) Method Q101F
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 Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Cement content Heat of neutralisation

MR (Qld) Method Q134
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

MR (Qld) Method Q135B
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

AS 5101.4

MR (Qld) Method Q115
Lime demand Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q133
Sample preparation Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation MR (Qld) Method Q135A
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Site selection by spot sampling

AS 1141.3.1

MR (Qld) Method Q061
Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1
Soils Not applicable Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling by hand auger; 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; Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection by spot sampling; Undisturbed soil sampling by open-drive sampler; Undisturbed soil sampling by piston sampler; Undisturbed soil sampling by rotary core sampler

AS 1289.1.2.1, AS 1289.1.3.1, AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2

MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q060
C2C Site Laboratory Annex Facility

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 C2C Site Laboratory Annex Facility, Site No. 25377 is established from 30 October 2020 until 30 October 2023 for the CN-8801 Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra Section D1 Project, Contract No. H112-00020 for Beilby BMD Joint Venture.
Carnarvon Annex Facility

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 The Carnarvon Highway Annex Facility, Site No. 25884 is established from 23 March 2022 until 31 January 2023 for works on the Carnarvon Highway 24E Injune to Rolleston Project, Contract No. CQ1090-003 for CMC Civil Mining and Construction
SRC Pavement Rehab Annex Facility

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Annex facility 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 The SRC Pavement Rehab Annex Facility, Site No. 25983 is established from 6 June 2022 until 31 December 2022 for the SRC Pavement Rehab Project; Contract No. 47074/1.

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