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
14 Dec 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 | Organic impurities | Colour test | AS 1141.34 RMS (NSW) Method T260 TfNSW TS 02799.38 | |
Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 RMS (NSW) Method T202 TfNSW TS 02799.03 | |||
Clay and fine silt | Settling | AS 1141.33 RMS (NSW) Method T268 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 RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107;, RMS (NSW) Method T201, RMS (NSW) Method T203 TfNSW TS 02795.03,TfNSW TS 02799.02,TfNSW TS 02799.04 | |
Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 RMS (NSW) Method T211, RMS (NSW) Method T212 TfNSW TS 02799.10,TfNSW TS 02799.11 | |||
Shape | Ratio greatest to least dimension | RMS (NSW) Method T278 TfNSW TS 02799.53 | |||
Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 RMS (NSW) Method T209 TfNSW TS 02799.08 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | RMS (NSW) Method T262 TfNSW TS 02799.39 | |||
Water absorption of coarse aggregate | AS 1141.6.1 RMS (NSW) Method T209 TfNSW TS 02799.08 | ||||
Shape | Assessment by flow time and void content | NZS 3111.19, RMS (NSW) Method T279 TfNSW TS 02799.54 | |||
Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 RMS (NSW) Method T210 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 RMS (NSW) Method T213, RMS (NSW) Method T235, RMS (NSW) Method T275 TfNSW TS 02799.12,TfNSW TS 02799.32,TfNSW TS 02799.50 | |||
Water absorption of fine aggregate | AS 1141.5 RMS (NSW) Method T210 TfNSW TS 02799.09 | ||||
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 | Fine particles in road materials | RMS (NSW) Method T107;TfNSW T107; TfNSW TS 02795.03 | ||
Linear shrinkage | AS 1289.3.4.1 RMS (NSW) Method T113;TfNSW T113; TfNSW TS 02795.08 | ||||
Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1 RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105; TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.05 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande four point | AS 1289.3.1.1 RMS (NSW) Method T108;TfNSW T108;TfNSW T105; TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.04 | |||
Plastic limit | AS 1289.3.2.1 RMS (NSW) Method T109;TfNSW T109;TfNSW T105; TfNSW TS 02795.01,TfNSW TS 02795.05 | ||||
Moisture content | Correlation; Drying oven; Hot plate | AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.6, AS 1289.2.3.1 RMS (NSW) Method T120, RMS (NSW) Method T121 TfNSW TS 02795.14,TfNSW TS 02795.15 | |||
Sieve analysis | AS 1289.3.6.1 RMS (NSW) Method T106;TfNSW T106; TfNSW TS 02795.02 | ||||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Accelerated weathering pre-treatment; Not applicable; Repeated compaction pre-treatment | AS 1289.1.1 RMS (NSW) Method T102;TfNSW T102;TfNSW T105;, RMS (NSW) Method T103;TfNSW T103;TfNSW T105;, RMS (NSW) Method T105 TfNSW TS 02794.02,TfNSW TS 02794.03,TfNSW TS 02795.01 | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a conveyor belt - Mechanical samplers; Aggregate from a stockpile | AS 1141.3.1 RMS (NSW) Method T100 TfNSW TS 02794.01 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
22659
Print date
06 Dec 2024