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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 | |||
Organic impurities | Colour test | AS 1141.34 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 | |||
Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15 MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable | AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 | |||
Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |||
Shape | Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14 | |||
Shape | Average least dimension | AS 1141.20.3 | |||
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate | AS 1141.25.2 | |
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; J-ring; T500 | AS 1012.3.1, 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 | |
Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure | AS 1012.5 | |||
Compressive strength | Core; Cylinder | AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14 | |||
Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Increased air pressure | AS 1012.4.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |
Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing flexural strength specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens | AS 1012.8.2 | |||
Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens | AS 1012.8.4 | |||
Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes | AS 1012.8.3 | |||
Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens | AS 1012.14 | |||
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 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |
Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2 | |||
Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index | Fines ratio; Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
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 | |||
Moisture content | Relative moisture content | MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |||
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q105 | |||
Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |
Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |||
Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |||
Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.5.1 | |||
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 | Density - In situ; Moisture - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |
Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
Density - In situ | Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141B | |||
Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |||
Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
Relative compaction | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q140A | |||
Dry density ratio; 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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1 | |
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 | |
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 | |||
Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q135B | |||
Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | MR (Qld) Method Q115 | |||
Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation | MR (Qld) Method Q135A | |||
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile | AS 1141.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q060 | |
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | AS 1012.1 | ||
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 | ||
Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |||
Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, 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 | CN- 23285 Endeavour Valley Rd Annex, Site 26937 is established from 29 October 2024 until 14 December 2024, Contractor Caytlyn Mead, Contract No.:RT13124007. |
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 | CN22382 Mulligan Highway Annex Facility, Site No. 26933 is established from 21 October 2024 until 13 December 2024. Project:CN- 22382 Mulligan Highway, Contractor: Micheal Sky, Contract No.PO-2022868. |
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 | Tumoulin Road Pavement Rehabilitation Annex Facility, Site 26864 is established from 26 August 2024 until 22 November 2024 for project Tumoulin Road Pavement Rehabilitation, Contractor Caytlyn Mead (CEO), Contract No: CN21936-003-CSP. |
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 | Yarraden to Three Sisters Annex Facility, Site No 26713 is established from 4 June 2024 until 20 December 2024 for project Yarraden to Three Sisters, contractor HEH Civil Pty Ltd, contract No: 5002521. |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
11512
Print date
04 Nov 2024