
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Tindal Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
25395
Date of Accreditation
12 Apr 2023
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 properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.11.1 | |
Shape | Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14 | |||
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 | Air content of freshly mixed concrete | Reduced air pressure | AS 1012.4.2 | |
Compressive strength | Cube; Cylinder | AS 1012.9 | |||
Flexural strength | Modulus of rupture | AS 1012.11 | |||
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions; Water displacement | AS 1012.12.1, AS 1012.12.2 | |||
Mass per unit volume - Fresh concrete | In situ measurement using fixed volume measure | AS 1012.5 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; In situ manufacture and curing of drying shrinkage specimens; In situ manufacture and curing of flexural strength specimens | AS 1012.8.1, AS 1012.8.2, AS 1012.8.4 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Plasticity index | Casagrande | AS 1289.3.3.1 | |
Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1 | |||
Plastic limit | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.2.1 | |||
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1 | |||
Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
Moisture content | Hot plate | AS 1289.2.1.6 | |||
Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1 | |
Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Density index; Dry density ratio; Moisture ratio | Calculation | AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.6.1 | |
Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |||
Density - In situ | Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.8.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil stabilisation | Soils | Cement content | Heat of neutralisation | AS 5101.3.3 | |
Compressive strength | Uniaxial unconfined | AS 5101.4 | |||
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile | AS 1141.3.1 | |
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer; Fresh concrete from deposited concrete | AS 1012.1 | ||
Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.2 | ||
Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; 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 |
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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
25395
Print date
13 Mar 2025