Construction Sciences Pty Ltd

Site

Echuca Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1986

Site No.

23860

Date of Accreditation

04 Aug 2017

Address

26-28 Hume Street
Echuca, VIC 3564
Australia

constructionsciences.net

Contact

Mr Bob Harris P: +61 (03) 93386555

Availability

Services available to external clients

Construction Sciences Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Echuca Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1

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 properties Concrete, grout and mortar Compressive strength Cube; Cylinder

AS 1012.9

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

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 

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1

Liquid limit Cone one point

AS 1289.3.1.2

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory classification only)

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

Plasticity index Casagrande

AS 1289.3.3.1

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

Liquid limit Cone four point

AS 1289.3.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

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 Moisture ratio assessment of dry back Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 316.14

Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Density index Not applicable AS 1289.5.6.1
Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Characteristic field density values Not applicable

RC (Vic) Method 316.00

Density - In situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

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

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

Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1

RC (Vic) Method 301.01

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Sample preparation Lime stabilisation

AS 5101.2.2

RC (Vic) Method 301.03

Sample preparation Cement stabilisation

AS 5101.2.2

RC (Vic) Method 301.06

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a windrow

AS 1141.3.1

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 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

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1

Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

RC (Vic) Method 316.10

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