Density Testing - Soil Classifications

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Purpose

Global Settings

FieldDescription
Lower Moisture % Tolerance
  • Indicates how many percentage points lower than the calculated moisture is tolerated
  • Expressed as a negative number (i.e. -2)
  • Global
Upper Moisture % Tolerance
  • Indicates how many percentage points higher than the calculated moisture is tolerated
  • Expressed as a positive number (i.e. 3)
  • Global
Report Optimum Moisture Tolerance
  • Controls if the moisture tolerance displays on field density reports


Soil Classifications

FieldDescription
Code
  • Soil classification code (group code)
Sub-Code
  • Optional sub-classification of the soil
  • User-defined - intended to create more granular uniqueness within a given code
  • In the attached image, think of the Code being the red box and the Sub Code being a code derrived to support the uniquness in the blue box

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Description
  • Description of the soil classification
Lower Moisture % Tolerance
  • Indicates how many percentage points lower than the calculated moisture is tolerated
  • Soil classification specific
Upper Moisture % Tolerance
  • Indicates how many percentage points higher than the calculated moisture is tolerated
  • Soil classification specific
Requires Retest
  • Indicates if a retest is required for that soil classification if moisture falls outside the tolerated range
Status
  • Status of the soil classification