National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Rockhampton Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
2128
Date of Accreditation
08 Dec 1986
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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| Establishment of annex facilities | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | ||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate abrasion | Aggregates | Abrasion resistance | Ball mill |
MR (Qld) Method Q228 |
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| 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 | Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 MR (Qld) Method Q214A |
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| Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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| Bulk density | Uncompacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3 |
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| Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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| Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm |
AS 1141.12 |
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| Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5, AS 1141.6.1 |
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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 | Exposure to sodium sulfate solution |
AS 1141.24 |
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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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| Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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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 | Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure |
AS 1012.5 |
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| Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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| Compressive strength | Core |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Specimen conditioning | Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.2 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens |
AS 1012.8.2 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Texture depth | Sand patch |
Austroads Method AGPT/T250 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties | Rocks | Point load strength index | Not applicable |
AS 4133.4.1 |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial load rate controlled |
AS 4133.4.2.1 |
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| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 4133.1.1.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index | Fines ratio; Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |
| Moisture content | Relative moisture content | MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |||
| Moisture content | Microwave oven | MR (Qld) Method Q102B (2016) | |||
| Moisture content | Correlation | MR (Qld) Method Q010 (2014) | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 MR (Qld) Method Q102A (2016) |
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| Description, identification and classification | Not applicable |
AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only) |
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| Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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| Plastic limit | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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| Particle density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.5.1 |
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| Moisture content | Microwave oven |
AS 1289.2.1.4 |
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| 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 MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D |
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| Moisture content | Correlation |
AS 1289.2.3.1 |
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| Plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone |
AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2 MR (Qld) Method Q105 |
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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 compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.1.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142A |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q145A, MR (Qld) Method Q145A (2017) |
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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 |
AS 1289.5.4.2 MR (Qld) Method Q144A |
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| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A (2017) | |||
| Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class |
AS 1289.3.8.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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| Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03 |
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| Relative compaction | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q140A, MR (Qld) Method Q140A (2017) |
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| Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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| Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146, MR (Qld) Method Q146 (2017) |
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| Moisture ratio |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Dry density ratio |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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| Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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| Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles | Soils | Fine particle analysis | Hydrometer |
AS 1289.3.6.3 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone |
AS 1289.6.3.2 |
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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 permeability | Soils | Permeability | Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen; Flexible wall permeameter |
AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2 |
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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 Q101 (2016), 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 reactivity | Soils | Reactivity | Shrink/swell |
AS 1289.7.1.1 |
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| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135A (2016) |
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| Sample preparation | UCS specimens - Field mix; UCS specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
| Lime demand | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q133 |
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| Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined |
MR (Qld) Method Q115, MR (Qld) Method Q115 (2017) |
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| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q134, MR (Qld) Method Q134 (2017) |
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| Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Lime stabilisation |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135A (2016), MR (Qld) Method Q135B, MR (Qld) Method Q135B (2017) |
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| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a stockpile |
AS 1141.3.1 |
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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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| Not applicable | Hardened concrete by coring |
AS 1012.14 |
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| Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.2 MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q050 (2017) |
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| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
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| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling |
AS 1289.1.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q050 (2017) |
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| Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling by hand auger; 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 MR (Qld) Method Q060, MR (Qld) Method Q060 (2017) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | The CRC-Baralaba Annex Facility, Site No. 25711 is established from 25 August 2021 until 26 November 2021 for Haul Road Widening Project, Contract No. CQ1088-0039 for Civil Mining & Construction Pty Ltd |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate stabilisation | Aggregates | Unconfined compressive strength | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q115 (2017) (compaction only) | |
| Cement content | Heat of neutralisation | MR (Qld) Method Q134 (2017) | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Microwave oven | MR (Qld) Method Q102B (2016) | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q101 (2016) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited |
Nerimbera Quarry - Goldings Annex Facility, Site No 25681 is established from 26 July 2021 until 30 September 2021 for Goldings Cement Treated Base Supply (Supply Contract No. PBRLDB 2 3002 8136) |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Rookwood Weir Project Annex Facility, Site No. 25625 is established from 15 June 2021 until 23 December 2022 for works on the Rookwood Weir Project, Contract No. RWP-SUB-008 for Acciona Infrastructure Projects Australia Pty Ltd |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annex facility | Materials defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Determinations defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Techniques defined by all or some for which the site is accredited | Yarwun Wall Raise Annex Facility, Site No. 25618 is established from 31 May 2021 until 1 January 2022 for works on the Yarwun Tailings Dam Wall Raise Project, Contract No. 14098571_011 for McCosker Contracting Pty Ltd |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
2128
Print date
21 Sep 2021