National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Cement Australia Pty Limited
Site
Cement Australia Pty Limited
Accreditation No.
187
Site No.
180
Date of Accreditation
01 Feb 1956
Contact
Availability
Services conditionally 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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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |
Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate reactivity | Aggregates | Alkali reactivity potential | Accelerated mortar bar | AS 1141.60.1, ASTM C1260, RMS (NSW) Method T363 TfNSW TS 02800.39 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar chemical tests | Concrete, grout and mortar | Chloride migration coefficient | Nordtest method | NT Build Method 492 | |
Chloride penetration resistance | Electrical resistance | ASTM C1202 | |||
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 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar deformation | Concrete, grout and mortar | Modulus of elasticity | Static chord modulus | AS 1012.17 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar performance | Concrete, grout and mortar | Flexural toughness of fibre reinforced concrete and shotcrete | Not applicable | ASTM C1550 | |
Flexural performance of fibre reinforced concrete; Flexural tensile strength | Beam with third-point loading; Limit of proportionality | ASTM C1609, EN 14651 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar permeability | Concrete, grout and mortar | Permeability | Volume change with water absorption - Permeable voids | AS 1012.21 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Indirect tensile strength | Brazil | AS 1012.10 | |
Bleeding | In situ analysis - Freshly mixed concrete | AS 1012.6 | |||
Setting time - Laboratory | AS 1012.18 | ||||
Compressive strength | Core; Cube; Cylinder | AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14 | |||
Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In situ measurement using fixed volume measure | AS 1012.5 | |||
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Water displacement | AS 1012.12.2 | |||
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |||
Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Reduced air pressure | AS 1012.4.2 | |||
Flexural strength | Modulus of rupture | AS 1012.11 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar shrinkage | Concrete, grout and mortar | Drying shrinkage specimen measurement | Not applicable | AS 1012.13 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen conditioning; Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory; Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens | AS 1012.2, AS 1012.8.1, AS 1012.8.2, AS 1012.8.3, AS 1012.8.4, AS 1012.14, TfNSW TS 02800.05 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Masonry, concrete and clay unit properties | Masonry, concrete and clay units | Water absorption | Not applicable | AS/NZS 4058 Appendix F |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Analysis of cements and cementitious materials - Composition | Cement products | Cement content | Classical - Dry ingredients; X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | In-house XRF DA-WI-3007 | Hardened concrete |
Chloride - Acid soluble; Chloride - Total | Classical - Dry ingredients; X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | AS 2350.2, AS 1012.20.1, BS 1881.124 | Portland cement, Blended cement: AS 2350.2 Concrete, Aggregates: AS 1012.20.1, BS 1881.124 | ||
Insoluble residue | Classical - Hydrated material | AS 2350.2 | Portland cement | ||
Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Ferric oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese monoxide; Phosphorus pentoxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Titanium dioxide | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | AS 2350.2 | Portland cement, Blended cement | ||
Chloride - Total; Sulfate - Total | Classical - Dry ingredients; X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | AS 1012.20.1 | Hardened concrete | ||
Loss on ignition | Combustion | AS 2350.2 | Portland cement, Blended cement | ||
Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) - Water soluble | Classical - Hydrated material | IS EN 196-10 | Portland cement; Blended cement | ||
Lime - Free | Classical - Hydrated material | ASTM C114 Test Method B | Portland cement, Blended cement | ||
Cement products; Pozzolanic materials | Insoluble residue | 45 Micrometre sieve; Gravimetric | AS 2350.9, AS 3583.14 | ||
Pozzolanic materials | Water content | Gravimetric | AS 3583.2 | ||
Available alkali | Classical - Hydrated material | AS 3583.12 | |||
Chloride - Total | Titration | In-house DA-WI-3056 | |||
Chloride | Classical - Hydrated material | AS 3583.13 | |||
Chloride - Total | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | In-house DA-WI-3022 | |||
Loss on ignition | Combustion | AS 2350.2, | |||
Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Ferric oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese monoxide; Phosphorus pentoxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Titanium dioxide | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | AS 2350.2, | |||
Sulfide | Classical - Hydrated material | AS 3583.7 | Blast furnace (GGBFS) slag | ||
Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride) | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - Dry ingredients | AS 2350.2, | |||
Analysis of cements and cementitious materials - Properties | Cement products | Sample preparation of portland and blended cement | AS 2350.12 | ||
Relative density (specific gravity) | Displacement | ASTM C188 | |||
Soundness | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2350.5 | |||
Compressive strength | Not applicable | AS/NZS 2350.11 | |||
Fineness index | Air permeability | AS/NZS 2350.8 | |||
Strength activity index and water requirement | Not applicable | ASTM C311/C311M | |||
Drying shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 2350.13, | |||
Temperature rise | Not applicable | AS 2350.7 | |||
Length change | Length change with exposure to sulfate solution | AS 2350.14 | |||
Consistency; Setting time | Cone impression; Normal consistency | AS/NZS 2350.3, AS/NZS 2350.4, | |||
Cement products; Pozzolanic materials | Autoclave expansion | Not applicable | AS 3583.4, | ||
Moisture - Free | Convection oven | AS 3583.2 | |||
Pozzolanic materials | Relative strength and water requirement | Not applicable | AS 3583.6 | ||
Accelerated pozzolanic strength activity | Not applicable | ASTM C1240.16 | |||
Fineness | Not applicable | AS 3583.1 | |||
Effectiveness in controlling alkali silica reaction | Length change of mortar bars | ASTM C311/C311M | |||
Analysis of ores and minerals | Gypsum | Aluminium oxide; Calcium oxide; Ferric oxide; Magnesium oxide; Manganese monoxide; Phosphorus pentoxide; Potassium oxide; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Strontium oxide; Sulfur trioxide (sulfuric anhydride); Titanium dioxide | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | AS.2350.2, |
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Accreditation No.
187
Site No.
180
Print date
21 Dec 2024