
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Cairns Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
11512
Date of Accreditation
15 Jan 1996
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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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 binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.3 |
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Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 |
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Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate |
AS 1141.25.2 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22 |
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Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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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 |
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Slump flow | Cone; J-ring; T500 |
AS 1012.3.1, AS 1012.3.5 |
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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 |
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Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure |
AS 1012.5 |
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Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Increased air pressure |
AS 1012.4.1 |
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Compressive strength | Core |
AS 1012.14 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.4 |
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Specimen conditioning | Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.3 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens |
AS 1012.8.2 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens |
AS 1012.8.4 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.2 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes |
AS 1012.8.3 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch | Austroads Method AGPT/T250 | |
Penetration depth | Ball embedment |
Austroads Method AGPT/T251 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Relative moisture content | MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |
Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2 |
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Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index | Fines ratio; Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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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 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
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Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2 MR (Qld) Method Q144A |
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Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Moisture ratio |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03 |
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Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A |
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Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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Dry density ratio |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone |
AS 1289.6.3.2 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens |
AS 1289.6.1.1 |
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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 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A |
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Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q134 |
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Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 |
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Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1 |
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Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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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 | Kennedy Highway 32B Annex Facility, Site No. 25610 is established from 27 May 2021 until 24 October 2022 for works on the Kennedy Highway 32B Project, Contract No. KEN25B-003 for Robinson Civil |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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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 PRD-Coen-Weipa Annex Facility, Site No. 25668 is established from 10 July 2021 until 16 September 2022 for the PRD-Coen-Weipa (90D) Project, Contract No. CN 15110 for Bama Services |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
11512
Print date
02 Jul 2022