Construction Sciences Pty Ltd

Site

Mackay Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1986

Site No.

5676

Date of Accreditation

23 Nov 1993

Address

2-4 Progress Drive
Paget, QLD 4740
Australia

constructionsciences.net

Contact

Mr Grant Coleman P: +61 0431477414

Availability

Services available to external clients

Construction Sciences Pty Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Mackay Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate abrasion Aggregates Abrasion resistance Los Angeles machine value

AS 1141.23

Abrasion resistance Ball mill

MR (Qld) Method Q228

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion Aggregates Degree of precoating Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q216

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Clay and fine silt Settling

AS 1141.33

Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32


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

Bulk density Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14

Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5

Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.3


Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.6.1


Shape Crushed faces

AS 1141.18


Particle size distribution Sieve analysis

AS 1141.11.1

Bulk density Compacted

AS 1141.4

Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15


Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on source rock

AS 1141.25.1

Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate

AS 1141.25.2, MR (Qld) Method Q208B

Soundness Exposure to sodium sulfate solution AS 1141.24
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable

AS 1141.22

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Asphalt filler Asphalts Voids in dry compacted filler Not applicable

In-house Method STM002

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in situ Concrete, grout and mortar Slump flow Cone; J-ring; T500

AS 1012.3.1, AS 1012.3.5

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar performance Concrete, grout and mortar Flexural toughness of fibre reinforced concrete and shotcrete Not applicable ASTM Method C1550
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 - Fresh concrete In situ measurement using fixed volume measure

AS 1012.5

Compressive strength Core

AS 1012.14

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

Air content of freshly mixed concrete; Water retention of concrete Air volume; Filtration AS 1012.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q479
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 cylindrical specimens

AS 1012.8.1

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing fibre reinforced specimens in the laboratory

ASTM Method C1550

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Penetration depth Ball embedment

AustRoads Method AGPT/T251

Texture depth Sand patch

AustRoads Method AGPT/T250

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Moisture content Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Plasticity index Cone

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1

Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106

Liquid limit Cone four point; Cone one point

AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A

Liquid limit Casagrande one point

AS 1289.3.1.2

Moisture content Relative moisture content MR (Qld) Method Q250
Liquid limit Cone one point

MR (Qld) Method Q104D

Plasticity index Casagrande; Cone

AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A

Liquid limit Casagrande four point

AS 1289.3.1.1

Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index Fines ratio; Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort

AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142B

Oversize material Oversize material treatment

MR (Qld) Method Q143

Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Dry density/moisture content relationship Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A

 Mobile capability for MR (Qld) Method Q142A
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A

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 Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02

Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146

Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A

Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Density - In situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Characteristic field density values Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q020

Density - In situ Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B

Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer AS 1289.3.6.3
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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ strength Soils Shear strength - In situ Vane AS 1289.6.2.1
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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil natural contaminants Soils Acidity pH

AS 1289.4.3.1

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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell

AS 1289.7.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Cement content Heat of neutralisation

MR (Qld) Method Q134

Stabiliser working time Cementitious stabilisation time MR (Qld) Method Q136A
Laboratory stabilisation of soil Cement

MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135B

Lime demand Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q133

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 unconfined

MR (Qld) Method Q115

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Site selection by spot sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q061

Not applicable Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck; Aggregate from a windrow

AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Hardened concrete by coring

AS 1012.14

Not applicable Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1

Soils Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050

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 from an open-drive; Disturbed soil sampling in situ

AS 1289.1.2.1

Not applicable Site selection by spot sampling

MR (Qld) Method Q061

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