The initial Atterberg limits data entry window covers basic information about the tested sample. This window is displayed by clicking on the Sample Info. navigation tab, or by selecting Window > Sample Info. The display is similar to the grain size test sample information window covered here.
Some items on the window may be automatically filled in by other data reduction modules. (For example, the sample's USCS classification is automatically calculated after the percent passing the #4 and #200 sieves and the soil's plastic and liquid limit are determined.) Leave these fields blank; after you've completed data entry for the lab tests, the missing information will be filled in for you.
- Because LabSuite supports a number of different report formats, the information requested on this screen varies according to which report format is selected; e.g., some formats may include a place for listing the sample's USCS classification, while others may omit this information.
You can select from the program's different report forms with the Report form toolbar at the top of the report preview window (Window > Report Preview).
While most of the information requested on the Sample Info. window is self-explanatory; a few require further explanation:
Checked by
If you fill in either of these fields, the information that you enter will be shown below the border of the test's chart report, as the following figure demonstrates:
Report With Tested By and Checked By
- When printing more than one test per page, LabSuite will use the "Checked by" name entered for the first test placed on the page.
LabSuite normally uses the material description that you entered into the Material Description field on the Data Manager window (that's the window with the numbered sample cards where you entered the sample's number, depth, etc.). However, if you're entering boring log data, the material description at the depth where you took your lab. test sample may only be something like:grades to slightly silty
with the full stratigraphy description entered at some depth above the lab. test sample. If this is the case, you can either override the default description or click on the link that reads Click here to select from a list of material descriptions: this drops down a box listing all of the material descriptions entered into the current source folder. Double-click on one of the descriptions to select it.