Batch Log

Table of Contents

Purpose

The Batch Log section is used to record details about the material, environmental conditions and any notes pertaining to the placement that are intended to be reported to the client. The fields that appear on this screen are variable based on the sample type.

Batch Log Section Fields

FieldDescription

Contractor

  • Name of the concrete contractor
Batching Type
  • How the material is being batched (on-site, pre-mixed, ready-mixed)
  • Selected value will dictate what fields are presented in this section
  • Only applies to Grout / Mortar sample types
Batching Type = Batched On-Site
Method of Batching
  • How the material was batched - volume, weight, etc.
Cement Source
  • Source of the cement
Cement Type
  • Type of cement used
Lime Brand
  • Brand of the lime
Lime Type
  • Type of lime
  • Same source list as the Mortar Type list

Cement Quantity / Unit

  • Quantity of cement used in the batch
Lime Quantity / Unit
  • Quantity of lime used in the batch
Sand Quantity / Unit
  • Quantity of sand used in the batch
Method of Mixing
  • How the material was mixed
Batching Type = Pre-Mixed Material
Manufacturer
  • Manufacturer of the pre-mixed material
Product ID
  • Product ID of the material
Batch ID
  • Manufacturing batch ID of the material
Method of Mixing
  • How the material was mixed
Concrete Placements & Batching Type = Ready-Mixed

Supplier
Plant
Mix Design

  • The supplier and plant supplying the concrete
  • The mix design used for the application
  • Click the Lookup button to select suppliers, plants and mix designs

See the Using Supplier / Plant / Mix Design section at the bottom of this page for more information on managing the data in these fields.

Truck #

  • Truck number delivering the concrete

Ticket #

  • Ticket number for the concrete

Load Volume

  • Amount / volume of concrete in the load
Method of Placement
  • How the concrete is being placed (chute, buggy, pump, conveyor, etc.)
Sampling Method
  • What the sampling method is

Can be modified/added/edited in Administration / Concrete/Grout/Mortar / General Settings / Sampling Method

Sample Condition
  • What the sample condition is

Can be modified/added/edited in Administration / Concrete/Grout/Mortar / General Settings / Sample Condition

Time Arrived
  • Time the truck arrived
  • Use the Specify Date link under the field label to specify a date if it is different than the Cast Date previously supplied (i.e. used mostly if placements happen over midnight)
Time Truck Empty
  • Time the truck was completely empty
  • Use the Specify Date link under the field label to specify a date if it is different than the Cast Date previously supplied (i.e. used mostly if placements happen over midnight)
Common Fields

Time Batched

  • Time the concrete was batched
  • Use the Specify Date link under the field label to specify a date if it is different than the Cast Date previously supplied (i.e. used mostly if placements happen over midnight)

Air Temp

  • Air temperature

Weather

  • General weather conditions

Est. Wind (mph)

  • Estimated wind speed

Est. Humidity (%)

  • Estimated humidity
Placement Notes
  • Open-ended notes used to capture important notes related to the sample that are not already captured in other fields
  • Reported on reports / visible to clients


Concrete Admixtures

You can add Admixtures (that are added in the field) by selecting Add Admixture from the bottom of the Truck Log screen.  Once selected, a box will expand allowing you to add information specific to that admixture.  Multiple admixtures can be added to a sample record.

You can remove an admixture by selecting the Delete button.This will delete only the admixture exposed. A blank admixture cannot be saved. You will need to delete a blank admixture prior to saving.

Using Supplier / Plant / Mix Design Fields

The Supplier / Plant / Mix Design fields have some unique functionality integrated with them. The Lookup button on each field should be used to look up and select suppliers / plants / mix designs. A screen similar to the following will display. By default all available values will display. You can begin typing a name in the search box at the top to limit the selection to only values that contain that search string.

Any values displayed in red text are considered new values that can be selected (i.e. in the event the needed value is not part of the existing list). These are considered Draft values.

Your MetaField business administrator controls which fields allow Draft values to be added. You may experience situations where, for example, you are not allowed to enter Draft values for Supplier and Plant, but you are allowed to enter a draft value for Mix Design because of the unpredictable nature and quantity of mix designs a supplier produces.