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Purpose

The Concrete / Grout / Mortar QC section allows you to review Concrete / Grout / Mortar samples and their specimens along with preparing reports.

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Selecting Projects

You will need to search for a project from the project search panel.  Recent projects you have worked with will display below for easy access. Select View Samples to open the project and see the associated samples.

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Main Screen

Tabs

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SectionPurpose
Filter Pane
  • Various filters can be applied to find sample / specimens matching the defined filter criteria
Sample Grid
  • Contains the sample records
Info
titleButtons
ButtonPurpose
Preview Placement Summary Report
  • Generates a preview of the Placement Summary report
  • Concrete tab only
Create Placement Summary Draft Report
  • Creates a Draft Placement Summary report
  • Puts the report in the the Draft Reports quality control module for review
  • Concrete tab only
Finalize Placement Summary Report
  • Finalizes the Placement Summary report and moves it to the Delivery module
  • Concrete tab only
Batch Complete
  • Changes the Analyzed status on all selected sample records to Complete status
Create Batch Specimen Report
  • Creates specimen / lab results reports in batch for all selected sample records
Specimen Grid
  • Specimens for the selected sample in the sample grid above
  • Not all sample records will have specimens (i.e. Batch Log, Field Test).
Info
titleButton Bar Buttons
ButtonPurpose
Set Change Status
  • Sets Changes the status on marked specimens (i.e set a specimen as Review status or change from Analyzed to Complete)
Preview Specimen Report
  • Generates a preview of the respective specimen / lab results report (based on the sample type)
Create Specimen Draft Report
  • Creates a Draft specimen / lab results report
  • Puts the report in the Draft Reports quality control module for review
Finalize Specimen Report
  • Finalizes the specimen / lab results report and moves it to the Delivery module
View Break Remarks
  • Displays a legend of all break remarks and their descriptions
Set Remark Code
  • Sets a remark code on the selected specimens
  • Specimen needs to have lab data or is designated as untested
View Fracture Types
  • Displays a legend of all fracture type codes and their descriptions
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titleSpecimen Record Buttons
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ButtonPurpose
Edit
  • Add a Report Comment for a particular specimen
  • Add / remove the Hold designation on a specimen
  • Manage the Test Cost for a specimen
Edit Pick Up
  • Modify specimen pick up metadata (temperatures, date, time, who, standard / field cure information, etc.)
Edit Check In
  • Modify specimen check in metadata (check in date, time, who, etc.)
Tip

Low breaks will highlight the compressive strength and % of specified strength values in red. Low breaks alert levels are configured in the Administration and Specifications module.

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StatusDefinition

Review

  • Optional status that can be applied to any specimen that requires further review before reporting

Complete

  • Applied when test data review is complete and the specimen is ready for reporting

Uncollected

  • Specimens were never Picked Up or Checked In from the field
Tip

If a specimen is incorrectly marked as Uncollected in Field, a Quality Control user can set the status back to Logged.

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Info

A specimen cannot be reported on a lab / specimen report until it's status is set to Complete. Draft samples can't be added to any report.

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ControlPurpose

  • Opens the sample record so it can be edited (sample grid)
  • Allows for report comments related to a specimen to be added (specimen grid)
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titleSpecimen Grid Edits
  • If the Test Age and/or Hold indicator for a Specimen need to be edited, they must be edited prior to the Specimen being "Checked In"
  • If the change needs to be made after this point, the lab must be notified directly
  • Lab results can't be modified in the QC module - they must be changed in the Lab module
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titleEditing Date Cast Date
  • The Cast / Logged Date for a sample may be edited until one more specimens has been checked-in to Lab. Once a specimen has been checked-in, this date cannot be changed unless you have the elevated Manage Concrete Sample Date permission that grants you access to change the date.
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  • Indicates there are Field Notes that are part of the sample record
  • Field Notes are not reportable and visible (at the bottom) if you edit the sample record
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  • Indicates if the sample is related to another sample
  • Typically used if you are casting more than one type of sample type from a given sample of concrete (i.e. casting some cylinders and creating a beam)

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  • Shows the reports that a sample / specimen has been reported on

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  • Allows for pickup information (curing metadata) to be modified

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  • Allows for check in data to be modified

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Creating Reports

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