LabSuite may be set up to keep a list of sample container IDs and weights. You can use this feature avoid weighing:
- The container used to weigh grain size sieve test samples.
- The pan used for cumulative weight retained sieve tests.
- The container used for hygroscopic moisture content tests.
- The container used for Atterberg limits moisture content tests.
- The container used for the moisture content tests performed as part of a moisture-density (Proctor) test.
Instead of weighing your containers every time they're used, you can enter their weight and ID (any label that can uniquely identify the container) into the program's container weight database. When you use an ID'd container for a test, record the container's ID as part of your testing information and enter the ID into LabSuite instead of the container weight.
To set up the container list, select Options > Container List.
To add a new container to the list:
Click on the first blank row in the list and enter the container ID and container weight.
- Container IDs may be any combination of alphabetic and numeric characters; e.g., ACD or 123. IDs that differ only by case (e.g., 3A and 3a) are considered identical.
- Container IDs may be added to the list in any order.
To remove a container from the list:
Click in either the Container ID or Weight columns of the row you want to delete then click on the Delete button.
- The container list is always optional: if you run a test with a container that is not on your container list, you can skip entering a container ID and instead enter the container's weight.
After you're through entering your container weights, close the dialog then select Options > Program Setup, click on Data Entry in the Setup dialog's left-hand navigation panel, then select Tare ID in the Container weights are entered as box.