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Setting Density Project Specifications

Percent Compaction Decimal Precision

The decimal precision of the % Compaction calculation for both soil and bituminous tests can be controlled here for the project (if different than the global specification)
Options = Whole Number of Tenth (Whole Number is the default)

Soil Density Test Specifications

You can enter specific moisture and soil classification specifications on a project level or for a specific soil classification and/or location
Specifications entered here will be applied to Field as follows in this order / priority:
1. System will look for a match on Location and Soil Classification
2. System will look for a match on Location
3. System will look for a match on Soil Classification
4. System will look at Admin (global) settings
These fields only apply to Soil Nuclear Gauge, Sand Cone or Moisture Content Tests
Field users can override these default values in Field if they have the appropriate permission level
The table will load in the order that the system will look up a match from Field

Field	Description
Location	Select one or many Locations to which these specifications should apply If no Location is selected, system will assume all Locations not specified elsewhere in Project Specifications
Soil Classification	Select the classification to which this thse specifications should apply If no Soil Classification is identified, system will assume all Soil Classifications not specified elsewhere When adding specifications, multiple soil classifications can be selected at one time to assist with speed of data entry.
Moisture Specification	If box is left unchecked (Displays as YES in the table), Lower and Upper % Moisture Tolerance is entered in Field If box is checked (Displays as NO in the table), Lower and Upper % Moisture Tolerance fields are hidden and all moisture results will be passing
Lower/Upper Moisture % Tolerance	Enter the lower / upper moisture tolerance values
Require Maximum Specified Compaction	Select this box if you would like Specified Maximum Compaction values entered This box will default based on the current global setting in Administration
Minimum/Maximum Specified Compaction (%)	Enter the minimum / maximum specified compaction values These values can be overridden in Field as necessary
Moisture Requires Retest	Select this box if you would like a Field user to perform a retest on Tests that fall outside the defined Moisture Tolerance. If left unchecked, tests that fail on moisture will NOT be presented for a retest Defaults to TRUE when adding a specification

The Delete Soil Specifications button above the grid can be used to delete multiple specification rows at one time
The Location filter control above the grid allows you to filter the specification grid to a specific location
The Soil Classification filter control above the grid allows you to filter the specification grid to a specific soil classification

Bituminous Density Test Specifications

Field	Description
Material	Identify the material to which the specifications apply The list of materials is determined by your MetaField Business Administrator This is a required field
Require Maximum Specified Compaction	Select this box if you would like Specified Maximum Compaction values entered This box will default based on the current global setting in Administration
Minimum Specified Compaction (%)	Enter the minimum specified compaction for the material selected Users can edit this value in Field If left blank, global specifications will be provided in Field If minimum specifications are provided, maximum specifications must also be entered
Maximum Specified Compaction (%)	Enter the maximum specified compaction for the material selected Users can edit this value in Field If left blank, global specifications will be provided in Field If maximum specifications are provided, minimum specifications must be also entered
Required Retest	Select this box if you would like a Field user to perform a retest on Tests that fall outside the specified compaction range If left unchecked, failing Bituminous Nuclear Gauge Tests will NOT be presented for retesting

Soil Density Project Specification Examples

Below are examples of how moisture and compaction settings will default in Field based on what is entered in Project Specifications and global settings in Admin.

Example Admin Settings

Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction
90	105

Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance
-1	3

Soil Classification Code	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Moisture Failures Require Retest
SP	-2	2	No
SC	-3	3	No
SP-SM	-1	1	No

Example 1 (Locations Only)

Project Specifications

Locations	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
Base Fill	No			95	100	No
Base Fill: Sidewalk	Yes	-2	3	93	100	No
Non-Structural Fill	Yes			97	100	Yes

Field Defaults

Locations	Soil Classification	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
Base Fill	SP	No (PS)			95 (PS)	100 (PS)	No (PS)
Base Fill: Sidewalk	SP-SM	Yes (PS)	-2 (PS)	3 (PS)	93 (PS)	100 (PS)	No (PS)
Non-Structural Fill	SC	Yes (PS)	-3 (Admin)	3 (Admin)	97 (PS)	100 (PS)	Yes (PS)

Example 2 (Soil Classifications Only)

Project Specifications

Soil Classification	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
SP	No					No
SP-SM	Yes	-2	2			No
CL	Yes			98	100	Yes

Field Defaults

Locations	Soil Classification	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
Base Fill	SP	No (PS)			90 (Admin)	105 (Admin)	No (PS)
Base Fill: Sidewalk	SP-SM	Yes (PS)	-2 (PS)	2 (PS)	90 (Admin)	105 (Admin)	No (PS)
Non-Structural Fill	CL	Yes (PS)	-1 (Admin)	3 (Admin)	98 (PS)	100 (PS)	Yes (PS)

Example 3 (No Location / Soil Classification Defined)

Project Specifications

Locations	Soil Classification	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
		Yes	-2	2	97	100	No

Field Defaults

Locations	Soil Classification	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
(Any)	(Any)	Yes (PS)	-2 (PS)	2 (PS)	97 (PS)	100 (PS)	No (PS)

Example 4 (Location and Soil Classifications Defined)

Location	Soil Classification	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
Base Fill	SP	Yes	-4	1	92	100	Yes
Base Fill		Yes			95	100	No
Sidewalk		Yes			95	102	No
	SP-SM	No					No
Structural Fill		Yes			98	100	No

Field Defaults

Location	Soil Classification	Has Moisture Specification	Lower Moisture Tolerance	Upper Moisture Tolerance	Minimum Specified Compaction	Maximum Specified Compaction	Moisture Failures Require Retest
Base Fill	SP	Yes (PS)	-4 (PS)	1 (PS)	92 (PS)	100 (PS)	Yes (PS)
Base Fill	SP-SM	Yes (PS)			95 (PS)	100 (PS)	No (PS)
Sidewalk	SC	Yes (PS)	-3 (Admin)	3 (Admin)	95 (PS)	102 (PS)	Yes (PS)
Structural Fill	CL	Yes (PS)	-1 (Admin)	3 (Admin)	98 (PS)	100 (PS)	No (PS)
Utility Trench	SP-SM	No (PS)			90 (Admin)	105 (Admin)	No (PS)

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