National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Newman Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
17003
Date of Accreditation
10 Aug 2015
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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| 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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| Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Water absorption of fine aggregate |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 MRWA Method WA210.1 |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
MRWA Method WA212.1 |
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| Moisture content | Microwave oven |
MRWA Method WA212.2 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces |
AS 1141.18 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 MRWA Method WA216.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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| 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 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Reduced air pressure |
AS 1012.4.2 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure |
AS 1012.5 |
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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 | Manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.4 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory; Manufacture and curing of grout and mortar cubes in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 AS 1012.8.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | 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, AS 1289.3.9.2 MRWA Method WA120.1, MRWA Method WA120.2 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 MRWA Method WA110.1 |
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| Plasticity index | Cone |
AS 1289 3.3.2 MRWA Method WA122.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 MRWA Method WA115.1, MRWA Method WA115.2; |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande |
AS 1289.3.3.1 MRWA Method WA 121.1 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 MRWA Method WA123.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 MRWA Method WA132.1, MRWA Method WA132.2; |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 MRWA Method WA133.1, MRWA Method WA133.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Moisture ratio | Measured |
AS 1289.5.4.1 MRWA Method WA134.1, MRWA Method WA136.1 |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MRWA Method WA324.2 |
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| Dry density ratio | Calculation |
AS 1289.5.4.1 MRWA Method WA134.1, MRWA Method WA136.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
| 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 MRWA Method WA105.1 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 MRWA Method WA200.1 |
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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 | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 MRWA Method WA0.1, MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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| 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 |
AS 1289.1.2.1 MRWA Method WA100.1 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
17003
Print date
19 Apr 2024
