Construction Sciences Pty Ltd

Site

Whitsunday Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1986

Site No.

2333

Date of Accreditation

25 Mar 1988

Address

14 William Murray Drive
Cannonvale, QLD 4802
Australia

constructionsciences.net

Contact

Mr Grant Coleman P: +61 (07) 49524750

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Whitsunday Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
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 Clay and fine silt Settling

AS 1141.33

Weak particles contaminants Sieve analysis

AS 1141.32;

MR (Qld) Method Q217

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties Aggregates Shape Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper

AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3, 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

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 Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete Dimensions

AS 1012.12.1

Compressive strength Cylinder

AS 1012.9

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; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory

AS 1012.8.1

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics Road pavements Penetration depth; Texture depth Ball embedment; Sand patch Austroads Method AGPT/T250; Austroads Method AGPT/T251
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification Soils Linear shrinkage Not applicable

AS 1289.3.4.1;

MR (Qld) Method Q106

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

Plastic limit Not applicable

AS 1289.3.2.1;

MR (Qld) Method Q105

Sieve analysis Not applicable

AS 1289.3.6.1;

MR (Qld) Method Q103A

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 Drying oven

AS 1289.2.1.1

Plasticity index Casagrande; Cone

AS 1289.3.3.1; AS 1289.3.3.2

Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics Soils Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) Not applicable

AS 1289.5.4.2;

MR (Qld) Method Q144A

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

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 Moisture ratio Measured

AS 1289.5.4.1

Dry density ratio Calculation

AS 1289.5.4.1

Density - In-situ Nuclear gauge; Sand-cone

AS 1289.5.3.1; AS 1289.5.8.1;

MR (Qld) Method Q141A; MR (Qld) Method Q141B;
MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02; MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03

Compaction control Hilf

AS 1289.5.7.1

Characteristic field density values Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q020

Relative compaction Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q140A

Field moisture content Nuclear gauge

AS 1289.5.8.1;

MR (Qld) Method Q141A

Degree of saturation Not applicable

MR (Qld) Method Q146

Density index Not applicable

AS 1289.5.6.1

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 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 stabilisation Soils Compressive strength Uniaxial unconfined

MR (Qld) Methods Q115; MR (Qld) Method Q115 (2017); MR (Qld) Method Q135B; MR (Qld) Method Q135B (2017)

Laboratory stabilisation of soil Cement; Lime stabilisation

MR (Qld) Method Q135A

Sample preparation UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Field mix; UCS (unconfined compression strength) specimens - Laboratory mix MR (Qld) Method Q251A; MR (Qld) Method Q251B
Sample collection Aggregates Not applicable Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a windrow

AS 1141.3.1;

MR (Qld) Method Q060

Concrete, grout and mortar 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 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; Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection by spot sampling

AS 1289.1.2.1; AS 1289.1.4.1; AS 1289.1.4.2;

MR (Qld) Method Q050; MR (Qld) Method Q060; MR (Qld) Method Q061

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