National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Echuca Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
23860
Date of Accreditation
04 Aug 2017
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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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | 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 | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| 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 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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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 | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.1.2 |
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| Description, identification and classification | Not applicable |
AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory classification only) |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.1.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.4.2 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 |
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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 | Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 |
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| Density index | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
| Moisture ratio assessment of dry back | Not applicable |
RC (Vic) Method 316.14 |
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| Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
RC (Vic) Method 316.00 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density ratio - density decay correction factor | Calculation | RC (Vic) Method 330.04 | |||
| 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 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Repeated compaction pre-treatment |
RC (Vic) Method 301.05 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1 RC (Vic) Method 301.01 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a windrow |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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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 sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling in situ |
AS 1289.1.2.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
RC (Vic) Method 316.10 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
23860
Print date
26 Aug 2026