Purpose
Nuclear Gauges used for field Soil Density testing are managed here.
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The tables listed below explain the fields that become available depending on the Method selected when managing a nuclear gauge. NOTE: The Radioactive Decay method is only available when the Category selected is Moisture/Density. |
Standard Count Method / Manual Count Method |
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| Category | - Indicates the type / category of gauge (i.e. used for moisture and density or just density)
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| Method | - Indicates which Method is being used to standardize / calibrate the gauge. (This selection dictates the majority of the remaining fields that will display)
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Manual Count methods assume you are maintaining standardization records outside of MetaField. MetaField allows you to create a Manual Count gauge so you can "standardize" one for density tests, but there are no business rules that compare standardization counts to previous counts to determine a pass / fail status of the gauge. |
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| Serial Number | - Serial Number for the gauge
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| Name | - Name of the gauge used for easy identification (i.e. "Blue Team Gauge", "Truck 1001 Gauge", etc.)
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| Make | - Make of the nuclear gauge
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| Model | - Model of the nuclear gauge
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Rx Density Limit 1 (%)
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| Rx Density Limit 2 (%) | - Not a required field. Available to support Troxler 3450 gauges.
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Rx Moisture Limit (%)
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| Calibration Date | - Date the nuclear gauge was last calibrated
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| Calibrated By | - Person who last calibrated the nuclear gauge
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| Require Density / Moisture Counts | - Set to TRUE / checked if you want to require field technicians to enter the gauge density and moisture counts for quality control / audit purposes.
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| Enter Moisture % on Test | - Set to TRUE / checked if you want to enter the Moisture % (versus the Weight of Water (PCF) value) value from the gauge display on SNG density tests.
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| Preferred Density Input | - Indicates the preferred value to input on a nuclear gauge density test - Wet / Dry Density
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| Office | - Office associated with the nuclear gauge
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| Prescale Factor | - Not a required field. Available for use if ASTM 2950D standards are required by the lab doing the testing.
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Radioactive Decay Method |
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| Category | - Indicates the type / category of gauge (i.e. used for moisture and density or just density)
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| Method | - Indicates which Method is being used to standardize / calibrate the gauge. (This selection dictates the majority of the remaining fields that will display)
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| Serial Number | - Serial Number for the gauge
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| Name | - Name of the gauge used for easy identification (i.e. "Blue Team Gauge", "Truck 1001 Gauge", etc.)
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| Make | - Make of the nuclear gauge
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| Model | - Model of the nuclear gauge
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| Density Calibration Standard Count | - The density calibration standard count from the gauge
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| Density Isotope Half Life (Days) | - Density isotope half life (days) from the gauge
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| Moisture Calibration Standard Count | - The moisture calibration standard count from the gauge
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| Moisture Isotope Life (Days) | - Moisture isotope half life (days) from the gauge
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| Calibration Date | - Date the nuclear gauge was last calibrated
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| Calibrated By | - Person who last calibrated the nuclear gauge
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| Require Density / Moisture Counts | - Set to TRUE / checked if you want to require field technicians to enter the gauge density and moisture counts for quality control / audit purposes.
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| Enter Moisture % on Test | - Set to TRUE / checked if you want to enter the Moisture % (versus the Weight of Water (PCF) value) value from the gauge display on SNG density tests.
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| Office | - Office associated with the nuclear gauge
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Inactivating a gauge removes it from the list of gauges to select from in the Field module |
Gauge data can be extracted using the Extract Records buttons.
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