
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 | 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 | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis |
AS 1141.11.1 |
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Bulk density | Compacted |
AS 1141.4 |
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Shape | Flakiness |
AS 1141.15 MR (Qld) Method Q201 |
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Shape | Average least dimension |
AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3 |
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Bulk density | Uncompacted |
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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Shape | Proportional calliper |
AS 1141.14 |
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Water absorption of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water |
AS 1141.5 MR (Qld) Method Q214A |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | 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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Soundness | Degradation factor on source rock |
AS 1141.25.1 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Aggregate crushing value | Not applicable |
AS 1141.21 |
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Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable |
AS 1141.22 |
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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 - Hardened concrete | Dimensions |
AS 1012.12.1 |
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Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In-situ measurement using fixed volume measure |
AS 1012.5 |
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Compressive strength | Core |
AS 1012.14 |
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Compressive strength | Cylinder |
AS 1012.9 |
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Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Increased air pressure; Reduced air pressure | AS 1012.4.1, AS 1012.4.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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Specimen conditioning | Dry conditioning of hardened concrete core specimens |
AS 1012.14 |
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Specimen manufacture and curing | In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens |
AS 1012.8.1 |
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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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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 | Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 4133.1.1.1 |
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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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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Correlation |
AS 1289.2.3.1 |
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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 | Microwave oven | MR (Qld) Method Q102B (2016) | |||
Moisture content | Correlation | MR (Qld) Method Q010 (2014) | |||
Description, identification and classification | Not applicable |
AS 1726 Tables 9 and 10 (Laboratory tests only) |
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Moisture content | Drying oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 MR (Qld) Method Q102A (2016) |
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Linear shrinkage | Not applicable |
AS 1289.3.4.1 MR (Qld) Method Q106 |
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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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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 | Relative moisture content | MR (Qld) Method Q250 | |||
Sieve analysis; Weighted plasticity index | Fines ratio; Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q252, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
Moisture content | Microwave oven |
AS 1289.2.1.4 |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Oversize material | Oversize material treatment |
MR (Qld) Method Q143 |
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Minimum and maximum dry density | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.5.1 |
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Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A (2017) | |||
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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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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Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort |
AS 1289.5.2.1 MR (Qld) Method Q142B |
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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 | Compaction control | Hilf |
AS 1289.5.7.1 |
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Moisture ratio |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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Field moisture content | Nuclear gauge |
AS 1289.5.8.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141A |
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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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Degree of saturation | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q146, MR (Qld) Method Q146 (2017) |
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Characteristic field density values | Not applicable |
MR (Qld) Method Q020 |
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Density index | Not applicable |
AS 1289.5.6.1 |
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Dry density ratio |
AS 1289.5.4.1 |
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Density - In-situ | Sand-cone |
AS 1289.5.3.1 MR (Qld) Method Q141B |
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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 | 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 preparation | UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix | MR (Qld) Method Q251A, MR (Qld) Method Q251B | |||
Laboratory stabilisation of soil | Cement |
MR (Qld) Method Q135A, MR (Qld) Method Q135A (2016) |
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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 | Hardened concrete by coring |
AS 1012.14 |
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Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete |
AS 1012.1 |
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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 | 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) |
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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 | Site selection by spot sampling |
MR (Qld) Method Q061 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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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 Dawson Highway (46C) Annex Facility, Site No. 25854 is established from 1 March 2022 until 31 December 2022 for works on the Dawson Highway (46C) Project, Contract No. V22002-21A for FKG |
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 - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven; Microwave oven |
AS 1289.2.1.1 AS 1289.2.1.4 |
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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 | |
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 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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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 |
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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 |
Tards Road Composr Annex Facility, Site No. 25803 is established from 14 January 2022 until 30 September 2022 for works on the Tards Road Compost Project, Contract No. CQ1089-0010 for Civil, Mining and Construction Pty Ltd |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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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 20 April 2022 until 31 December 2022 for works on the Yarwun Tailings Dam Wall Raise Project, Contract No. 19939 for McCosker Contracting Pty Ltd |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
2128
Print date
27 Jun 2022