National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Petrie Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
1730
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 abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Los Angeles machine value |
AS 1141.23 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q216 |
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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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| Organic impurities | Colour test |
AS 1141.34 |
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| Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.32 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension | AS 1141.20.3 | |||
| Particle density of fine aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 |
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| Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |||
| Particle density of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.6.1 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on source rock |
AS 1141.25.1 |
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| Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate |
AS 1141.25.2 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2 | |||
| Cone plasticity index; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q252 |
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| Liquid limit | Cone four point; Cone one point |
AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Moisture content | Microwave oven |
AS 1289 2.1.4 |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Sieve analysis | Fines ratio; Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.6.1 MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253 |
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| Moisture content | Correlation |
AS 1289 2.3.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
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| Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q144A | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q168 |
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| 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 MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Sample preparation | Cement stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q136A |
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| Sample preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q134 |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115 |
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| Curing of moulded specimens | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q135B |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a conveyor belt; Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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| Aggregates; Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Microwave oven | AS 1289 2.1.4 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | MR (QLD) Method Q115 | |
| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation | MR (QLD) Method Q134 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
1730
Print date
16 Apr 2024
