Coffey Geosciences - QESTLab Laboratory Technician Training Course

QESTLab Technician (enter raw test data)

System overview

Logging in

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Navigation

Tree. Each node Labs Toolbar, introduction

Concrete testing

QESTLab:Concrete testing – overview Manual data entry vs. electronic data capture using the QEST Equipment Interface. Explaing QMS and QCS and which program runs on which machine and how to start them and show a screen shot for each.

Finding work to be done

How to locate concrete samples that have been registered in QESTLab that are due for testing.

Laboratories using manual data entry

‘’’Step 1.’’’ Select the ‘’’Samples’’’ node in the tree, and select the data filter named ‘’’Concrete specimens due for testing’’’. File:Concrete testing filter.png Note that this filter will have been created by a (Administrative level) user in your organization, so it may be named slightly differently to this. ‘’’Step 3.’’’ Enter the current date, or use the calendar File:Buttons calendar.png to select the current date. ‘’’Step 4.’’’ Hit the ‘’’Refresh’’’ button File:Buttons refresh to search. ‘’’Step 5.’’’ The concrete specimens will be displayed in the right hand window as shown below. File:Concrete testing – specimens due.png

Laboratories using the QEST Equipment Interface

If using the QEST Equipment Interface there is no need to search for the specimens due for testing. Start the QEST Measure Station if it is not running. The specimens due for testing will be displayed.

Entering test raw data

Electronic data capture using the QEST Equipment Interface

=Capturing measurement data

QEST Measure Station

Capturing load data

QEST Crush Station

Soils Field Testing

Finding work to be done

‘’’Step 1.’’’ Select the ‘’’Samples’’’ node in the tree, and select the data filter named ‘’’Soils samples’’’. File:Aggregates/soils and asphalt testing filter.png Note that this filter will have been created by a user in your organization, so it may be named slightly differently to this.

‘’’Step 3.’’’   Enter the current date, or use the calendar File:Buttons calendar.png to select the current date.

‘’’Step 4.’’’ Hit the ‘’’Refresh’’’ button File:Buttons refresh to search. ‘’’Step 5.’’’ The concrete specimens will be displayed in the right hand window as shown below.

Entering test raw data

QESTLab:Aggregate/soils and asphalt testing – entering raw test data ?Which test screens to document?

Other Tests (Soils, Aggregates, Asphalt)

Entering test raw data

QESTLab:Aggregates/soils and asphalt testing – entering raw test data ?Which test screens to document?