National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Emerald Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
1692
Date of Accreditation
16 Dec 1982
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 | |||
| 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 | Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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| Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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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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| Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate | MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22 |
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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 | Cube; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
Except Clause 4.2 |
| 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 | Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2 MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Moisture content | Relative moisture content | MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |||
| Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index | Fines ratio; Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
| Plastic limit | Casagrande one point; Cone four point |
AS 1289.3.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A |
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| Moisture content | Correlation; Drying oven; Microwave oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.4, AS 1289.2.3.1 |
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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 MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Rapid; Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point |
AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
Mobile capability for MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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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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| 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 | Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |
| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method Q141B MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q140A |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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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 | Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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| Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A | |||
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Site selection by spot sampling |
AS 1141.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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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 face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling from a windrow; Disturbed soil sampling in-situ; Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.2.1, AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
1692
Print date
26 Apr 2024
