National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Pakenham Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
3644
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 | Coarse aggregate quality | Visual comparison |
AS 1141.30.1 RC (Vic) Method 372.01 |
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| Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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| Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Clay and fine silt | Settling |
AS 1141.33 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 |
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| Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension; Flakiness; Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Shape | Flakiness | RC (Vic) Method 302.11 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | RC (Vic) Method 375.11 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on fine aggregate |
AS 1141.25.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate stabilisation | Aggregates | Unconfined compressive strength |
AS 5101.4 |
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| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
AS 5101.3.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven; Hot plate |
AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.6 |
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| Sieve analysis | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Sand equivalent |
AS 1289.3.7.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable |
AS 1289.1.1 RC (Vic) Method 301.01 |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile |
AS 1289.1.2.1 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
3644
Print date
26 Apr 2024
