National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Gold Coast Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
13385
Date of Accreditation
29 Apr 1998
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 contaminants | Aggregates | Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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| Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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| Sugar | Fehlings solution |
AS 1141.35 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | 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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| Shape | Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q201, RMS (NSW) Method T213 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 RMS (NSW) Method T201, RMS (NSW) Method T203 |
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| Water absorption of fine aggregate | Not applicable |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22, RMS (NSW) Method T215 |
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| Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density | Asphalts | Density ratio and air voids | Not applicable | AS 2891.14.5 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt specimen manufacture | Asphalts | Specimen conditioning | Handling and conditioning |
MR (Qld) Method Q303A, MR (Qld) Method Q303B |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties | Asphalts | Bulk density | Presaturation |
AS/NZS 2891.9.2 MR (Qld) Method Q306B |
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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 RMS (NSW) Method T301 |
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| Slump flow | J-ring; T500 | AS 1012.3.5 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Core; Cylinder |
AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14 (clause 6.5) RMS (NSW) Method T305, RMS (NSW) Method T306, RMS (NSW) Method T310 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions; Water displacement |
AS 1012.12.1, AS 1012.12.2 MR (Qld) Method Q473 RMS (NSW) Method T316, RMS (NSW) Method T317 |
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| Specimen preparation | Dressing of voids |
RMS (NSW) Method T368 |
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| Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Reduced air pressure | AS 1012.4.2 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing grout and mortar cube specimens in the laboratory | AS 1012.8.3 | |
| Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 RMS (NSW) Method T304 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Liquid limit | Cone one point | AS 1289.3.9.2 | |
| Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105, RMS (NSW) Method T109; TfNSW T109; TfNSW T105; |
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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, RMS (NSW) Method T108; TfNSW T108; TfNSW T105; |
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| Particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106, RMS (NSW) Method T113; TfNSW T113; |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content |
AS 1289.2.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q250, RMS (NSW) Method T120 |
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| 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, RMS (NSW) Method T109; TfNSW T109; TfNSW T105; |
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| Fine particles in road materials; Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, RMS (NSW) Method T106; TfNSW T106; RMS (NSW) Method T107; TfNSW T107; |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Three compaction point |
RMS (NSW) Method T162 |
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| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Maximum dry density | Not applicable |
RMS (NSW) Method T164 |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort; Three compaction point |
AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B, RMS (NSW) Method T111, RMS (NSW) Method T112, RMS (NSW) Method T130 |
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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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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| 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 | Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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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, RMS (NSW) Method T119, RMS (NSW) Method T173 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A, RMS (NSW) Method T166 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146, MR (Qld) Method Q146 (2017) |
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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, MR (Qld) Method Q114B, RMS (NSW) Method T161 |
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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, MR (Qld) Method Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C, RMS (NSW) Method T117, RMS (NSW) Method T118 |
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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, MR (Qld) Method Q101E RMS (NSW) Method T102; TfNSW T102; TfNSW T105;, RMS (NSW) Method T103; TfNSW T103; TfNSW T105; RMS (NSW) Method T105 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell |
AS 1289.7.1.1 |
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| 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 | |
| Compressive strength | Uniaxial maximum dry |
AS 5101.4, MR (Qld) Method Q115, RMS (NSW) Method T116, RMS (NSW) Method T131 |
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| Curing of moulded specimens; Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement; Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| 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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| Asphalts | Not applicable | Extraction of a compacted asphalt slab; Uncompacted asphalt |
AS/NZS 2891.1.1, AS 2891.1.2 |
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| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete; Hardened concrete by coring |
AS 1012.1, AS 1012.14 RMS (NSW) Method T300 |
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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 from an open-drive; 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.
13385
Print date
17 Aug 2022