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Nomenclature

Nomenclature

  • Sample Type: a specific profile of information and testing regime for a given nature of incoming sample. Examples are Kiln Feed, Type I Cement Composites, Type III Mill Run Samples, etc.

  • Test: a profile for an analysis to be performed on a sample. Once a sample is created, the configuration for a Test is applied and the analysis is attached to the Sample. For example, 28D mortar cube strength in PSI for a Type I Cement Composite.

    Test configuration is important, and there are many options to be understood. Below are a few highlights:

    1. Calculations: tests can be set up to calculate based on other test data. The formulas are configurable. Example below for C3S:



    2. Due Dates: once a sample is created, an analysis with a default due date will automatically calculate its due date. There are additional options to postpone the due date until the sample is prepared and link due dates for other analyses together.
    3. Default Values: once an analysis is created, a default value can be inserted to save editing for rarely changing analysis values.
    4. Display Decimals: tests show only the configured decimals on reports. The values stored in DATS remain the exact precision they were input, regardless of the configuration.

  • Source: description of the origination of a sample. For example, Finish Mill 1 or West Virginia Coal Mine #2.

  • Sample: the primary reference for a material coming into the lab for testing. Samples have required information, additional information, and analyses attached to them.

  • Required Information: data that must be input into a Sample in DATS. This includes sample composite start time, end time, time received at lab, sample type, and source.

  • Additional Information: user configurable information to be added to a sample. An example is Sand Source for mortar cubes. Information can also be attachments like pictures.

  • Analyses: information about tests to be performed on a particular sample.

  • Control Type: sample types can be associated with another sample type as a control. This is used to measure variance of analyses against a standard.

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