Construction Sciences Pty Ltd

Site

Rockhampton Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1986

Site No.

2128

Date of Accreditation

08 Dec 1986

Address

7 Lawson Street
Parkhurst, QLD 4702
Australia

constructionsciences.net

Contact

Mr Tai Battisson P: +61 0458032033

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Rockhampton Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Accreditation is held to establish new branch sites 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
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

Abrasion resistance Los Angeles machine value

AS 1141.23

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion Aggregates Degree of precoating Not applicable

 MR (Qld) Method Q216

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants Aggregates Organic impurities Colour test

AS 1141.34

Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32

Clay and fine silt Settling

AS 1141.33

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Flakiness

AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201

Bulk density Compacted; Uncompacted

AS 1141.4

Particle size distribution Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm

AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12

Water absorption of coarse aggregate; Water absorption of fine aggregate Weighing-in-water

AS 1141.5,  AS 1141.6.1 

Shape Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14

Shape Average least dimension

AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness Aggregates Soundness Degradation factor on source rock

 AS 1141.25.1

Soundness Exposure to sodium sulfate solution

AS 1141.24

Soundness Degradation factor on coarse aggregate

AS 1141.25.2, MR (Qld) Method Q208B

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength Aggregates Aggregate crushing value Not applicable

AS 1141.21

Wet/dry strength variation Not applicable

AS 1141.22


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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties Concrete, grout and mortar Compressive strength Core; Cylinder

AS 1012.9, AS 1012.14

Air content of freshly mixed concrete Increased air pressure; Reduced air pressure AS 1012.4.1, AS 1012.4.2
Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure

AS 1012.5

Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

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; Wet conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens

AS 1012.14

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens

AS 1012.8.1

Specimen manufacture and curing Curing flexural strength specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens

AS 1012.8.2

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Texture depth Sand patch

Austroads Method AGPT/T250

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Rock properties Rocks Point load strength index Not applicable

AS 4133.4.1

Moisture content Drying oven

AS 4133.1.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Moisture content Relative moisture content MR (Qld) Method Q250
Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index Fines ratio; Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253
Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1

MR (Qld) Method Q106

Plasticity index Casagrande; Cone

AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2

MR (Qld) Method Q105

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

Description, identification and classification Not applicable

AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only)

Particle density Not applicable

AS 1289.3.5.1

Moisture content Drying oven; Microwave oven

AS 1289.2.1.1, AS 1289.2.1.4

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Minimum and maximum dry density Not applicable

AS 1289.5.5.1

Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q145A

Dry density/moisture content relationship Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort

AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B

Oversize material Oversize material treatment

MR (Qld) Method Q143

Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2

MR (Qld) Method Q144A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion Soils Dispersion Emerson class

AS 1289.3.8.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density Soils Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Density - In-situ; Moisture - In-situ Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03

Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146

Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Characteristic field density values Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q020

Density - In-situ Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1

MR (Qld) Method Q141B

Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil fine particles Soils Fine particle analysis Hydrometer

AS 1289.3.6.3

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration Soils Penetration in-situ Dynamic cone

AS 1289.6.3.2
MR (Qld) Method Q114B

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties Soils Bearing ratio Remoulded specimens

AS 1289.6.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil permeability Soils Permeability Constant head for a remoulded specimen; Falling head for a remoulded specimen

AS 1289.6.7.1, AS 1289.6.7.2

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

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil reactivity Soils Reactivity Shrink/swell

AS 1289.7.1.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Laboratory stabilisation of soil Cement; Lime stabilisation

MR (Qld) Method Q135A

Curing of moulded specimens Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q135B

Cement content Heat of neutralisation

MR (Qld) Method Q134

Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

MR (Qld) Method Q115

Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Lime demand Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q133

Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a stockpile

AS 1141.3.1

Concrete, grout and mortar Not applicable Hardened concrete by coring

AS 1012.14

Not applicable Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete

AS 1012.1

Soils 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

Not applicable Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling

AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050

Not applicable Site selection by spot sampling

 MR (Qld) Method Q061

Nerimbera Quarry Fixed Remote Site

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 Drying oven; Microwave oven AS 1289.2.1.1
AS 1289.2.1.4
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Compaction to nominated levels Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q145A
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment Soils Soil pre-treatment Not applicable MR (Qld) Method Q101
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation Soils Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Cement content Heat of neutralisation MR (Qld) Method Q134
Yarwun Wall Raise Annex Facility

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 as follows:
From 4 April 2023 until 29 February 2024 for works on the Yarwun 2023 Wall Raise, contract no. 216756.
From 12 January 2024 until 31 December 2024 for works on the Yarwun 2024 Wall Raise, Contract No. 230326.

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