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About QC - Concrete
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Purpose
The Concrete / Grout / Mortar QC section allows you to review Concrete
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/ 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.
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Select View
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Samples to open the project and see the associated
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Only projects with Concrete tests will have a View Tests link. |
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Main Screen
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Tabs
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| Concrete | - Contains all Concrete samples (cast cylinders, beams, batch logs, field tests, etc.)
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| Grout / Mortar | - Contains all Grout / Mortar samples
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Functionality between the two tabs is fairly identical. There will be differences in data displayed, etc. based on the sample types. |
Sections
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| Filter Pane | - Various filters can be applied to find sample / specimens matching the defined filter criteria
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| Sample Grid | - Contains the sample records
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| Preview Placement Summary Report | - Generates a preview of the Placement Summary report
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| | 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
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| 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).
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| Change Status | - 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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| Edit | - Add a Report Comment for a particular specimen
- Add / remove the Hold designation on a specimen
- Manage the Test Cost for a specimen
- Exclude a specimen from test age average calculations.
| | 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.)
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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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Specimen Statuses
Automatically Assigned
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Draft | - Sample has been saved, but has incomplete data
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Logged | - Specimen is ready to be Picked Up and/or Checked In
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Picked Up | - Specimen has been “Picked Up”
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by a Field user - and not yet checked into the lab
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.- Pick Up process is optional in the Field module
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Checked In | - Specimen has been "Checked In" to the lab for testing
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| Lab-Review | - Specimens being reviewed for quality by the lab
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| Analyzed | - Testing is complete and test results are available
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The Pick Up step is not a required step in Field. Specimens can jump straight from Logged to Checked In. |
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| Missing Data | - Sample record with a Draft supplier / plant / mix design
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Manually Assigned
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Review | - Optional status that can be applied to any specimen that requires further review before reporting
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Complete | - Applied when test data review is complete and the specimen is ready for reporting
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Uncollected | - Specimens were never Picked Up or Checked In from the field
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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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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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- The use of the "Review" status can be determined by each business using MetaField.
- A common use of the "Review" status is used to indicate that the QC user has started to review the Specimen, but is not yet ready for reporting.
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How to Review & Edit Data
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Select Quality Control on the home screen, then select Concrete.
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Recently opened Projects are stored beneath the Search Panel. |
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Directly under the Concrete Samples table is the Concrete Specimens table.
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| title | Concrete Specimens Table |
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If there were Field Notes recorded about the Sample, a Comment icon will be shown on the far right end of the table.  Image Removed
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- The Specimens displayed in the Concrete Specimens Table are related only to the Sample which is currently highlighted on the table above.
Therefore, you can only view Specimens for one Sample at a time. - The check boxes on the left end of the Concrete Samples table are used for creating reports, not for controlling what appears on the bottom Concrete Specimens table.
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Related Samples
If a sample is related to another record, this relationship will be indicated on the QC grid.
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Select the arrow icon to display the related samples.
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Concrete Specimens Table
Above the Concrete Specimens table are two buttons: View Break Remarks & View Fracture Types.
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When either button is selected, a pop-up will appear with a legend defining the codes used in the Concrete Specimens table.
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Editing
To edit on the Sample Review screen, select the edit button next to the Sample or Specimen to be edited.
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Common Controls
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| - Opens the sample record so it can be edited (sample grid)
- Allows for report comments related to a specimen to be added (specimen grid)
- Allows for a specimen to be excluded from the test age average calculation (specimen grid)
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| - 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"
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- If the change needs to be made after this point, the lab must be notified directly
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The option is given to set the Specimen status as either Complete or Review .
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How to Create Concrete Reports
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| Concrete Summary Report | Concrete Delivery observation. |
| Concrete Specimen Report | Field and Lab test results for specimens. |
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| title | Concrete Pour Summary Report Information |
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- Reports field information for all sample types
- Reflects information related to the pour observed, such as truck & ticket numbers, admixtures, etc.
- If a sample was cast, adding the sample type will report the number of specimens cast.
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Create Pour Summary Report
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| 1. | Mark the check boxes in the Concrete Samples table for and Samples to be included. |  Image Removed
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| 2. | Select Preview Pour Summary Report or Preview Specimen Report (pending which report is being created) to validate the content. |  Image Removed
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3. | Finalize Report to generate the report and save it in the Deliverycomponent or Select Craft Draft Report to send it to Quality Control Draft Report section.| Info |
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When you select either option for generating a report, a prompt page will load. | Field | Description |
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| Starting Report Number | | | Report Not | | | Report Label | | | Description | |
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Click image to enlarge | - 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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How to Assign Statuses
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Creating Reports
Placement Summary Report
- Select the samples you want to report
- Choose if you want to the load volumes to be cumulated on the report
- Supply the remaining report metadata (see table below)
Specimen (Lab Results) Report
- Select the sample you want to report
- Select the specimens you want to report for the selected sample
- Choose if you want to include the curing information (min/max temperatures, initial curing environment, final curing environment, moisture protection, etc.) on the report
- Supply the remaining report metadata (see table below)
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- Only lab results for specimens marked as Complete will display on lab reports.
- See QC - Finalize Reports (All Areas) for details on the report finalization process.
- Note individual compressive strengths for each break on the report are rounded numbers. The "Test Age Average" takes the unrounded individual compressive strengths when calculating the average (per ASTM C39 section 10.1.6).
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Creating Batch Specimen Reports
There are times where it is helpful to create specimen reports for multiple sets at the same time. Simply mark the sets you want to report and click the Create Batch Specimen Report button. A preview window will be presented that allows project managers to review and select if each report should be deleted (not approved), saved as a Draft report (Draft Reports QC workflow) or Finalized. Report metadata only needs to be supplied once and is common for ALL reports processed as part of the Batch Specimen Report workflow.
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When using this functionality, you are required to select like sample types (i.e. all marked records are cast cylinder records). You are NOT allowed to create a batch report with a mix of beams and cast cylinder records, for example. |
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The Report Review screen allows you change the Label and Description for individual reports. |
