Construction Sciences Pty Ltd

Site

Hobart Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1986

Site No.

24712

Date of Accreditation

16 Jan 2020

Address

3/12 Woodrieve Road
Bridgewater, TAS 7030
Australia

constructionsciences.net

Contact

Mr Adam Gleeson P: +61 0429410183

Availability

Services available to external clients

Construction Sciences Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Hobart 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

AS 1141.11.1


Shape Average least dimension AS 1141.20.3
Particle density of coarse aggregate; Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1
Shape Flakiness; Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15



Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate; Degradation factor on fine aggregate AS 1141.25.2, AS 1141.25.3
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value; Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable AS 1141.21, AS 1141.22
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt field density Asphalts Density - In situ; Density ratio and air voids Thin-lift nuclear gauge AS/NZS 2891.14.2,
AS/NZS 2891.14.5
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt volumetric properties Asphalts Bulk density Presaturation; Waxing AS/NZS 2891.9.1, AS/NZS 2891.9.2
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

Slump flow J-ring; T500

AS 1012.3.5

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties Concrete Indirect tensile strength Brazil AS 1012.10
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 In situ manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes; Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes 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; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.1

Specimen manufacture and curing In situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens; Manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.4

Specimen manufacture and curing In situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens; Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.2

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1

Liquid limit; Plastic limit; Plasticity index Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1


Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1



Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

Moisture content; Weighted plasticity index Hot plate AS 1289.2.1.6; RC (Vic) Method 326.01
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

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Characteristic field density values Not applicable RC (Vic) Method 316.00
Density - In situ; Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1

Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

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 Assignment of CBR and percent swell; Remoulded specimens AS 1289.6.1.1; RC (Vic) Method 324.01
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable

AS 1289.1.1



Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Density decay correction factor for granular materials Not applicable RC (Vic) Method 330.04
Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined AS 5101.4
Cement content Heat of neutralisation AS 5101.3.3
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow

AS 1141.3.1


Asphalts Not applicable Extraction of an asphalt core - Wet technique AS/NZS 2891.1.2
Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer

AS 1012.1

Soils Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.2



Not applicable Site selection - Random stratified sampling RC (Vic) 316.10
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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