National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Construction Sciences Pty Ltd
Site
Whitsunday Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
2333
Date of Accreditation
25 Mar 1988
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 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 1289.3.9.1AS 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; | |||
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; | |
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; 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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Accreditation No.
1986
Site No.
2333
Print date
07 Oct 2024