
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
NSW Central Aggregates Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
22659
Date of Accreditation
01 Jun 2017
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn 24 Aug 2026
Voluntary
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32, TfNSW TS 02799.03 | |
| Organic impurities | Colour test | AS 1141.34, TfNSW TS 02799.38 | |||
| Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33, TfNSW TS 02799.43 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Fine particles in road materials; Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12, AS 1141.19, TfNSW TS 02795.03,TfNSW TS 02799.02,TfNSW TS 02799.04 | |
| Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, TfNSW TS 02799.09 | |||
| Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4, TfNSW TS 02799.10,TfNSW TS 02799.11 | |||
| Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1, TfNSW TS 02799.08 | |||
| Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1, TfNSW TS 02799.08 | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven | TfNSW TS 02799.39 | |||
| Shape | Assessment by flow time and void content | NZS 3111.19, TfNSW TS 02799.54 | |||
| Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5, TfNSW TS 02799.09 | |||
| Shape | Average least dimension; Flakiness; Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.2, TfNSW TS 02799.12,TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.50 | |||
| Shape | Ratio greatest to least dimension | TfNSW TS 02799.53 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Methylene blue value | AS 1141.66, TfNSW TS 02806.36 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable | AS 1141.21, TfNSW TS 02799.06 | |
| Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.22, TfNSW TS 02799.13 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, TfNSW TS 02795.08 | |
| Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1, TfNSW TS 02795.05 | |||
| Liquid limit | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.04 | |||
| Moisture content | Correlation; Drying oven; Hot plate | AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.6, AS 1289.2.3.1, TfNSW TS 02795.14,TfNSW TS 02795.15 | |||
| Sieve analysis | Gravimetric | AS 1289.3.6.1, TfNSW TS 02795.02 | |||
| Fine particles in road materials | Not applicable | TfNSW TS 02795.03 | |||
| Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1, TfNSW TS 02795.05 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Repeated compaction pre-treatment | TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02794.03,TfNSW TS 02795.01 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | AS 12891.1.1, TfNSW TS 02795.01 | |
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a conveyor belt - Mechanical samplers; Aggregate from a stockpile | AS 1141.3.1, TfNSW TS 02794.01 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
22659
Print date
26 Sep 2026