Hand Shear Vane Test Workflow

Applies to QESTField, QEST Web App

This article describes how to use the Hand Shear Vane Test workflow

Overview

The data entry process for the Hand Shear Vane In-House Method Test. This article will discuss how to add and complete data entry for a Hand Shear Vane Test.

SD Phase - Sample Data

Setup

Refer to Setup Section article for details on how to set the values on this section.

Test & Material Details

This section provides fields for entering general information about the material collected.

Field Prompt	Expected Information

Field Prompt	Expected Information
Sample ID	An automatically generated identifier for this test point and any material sampled from the location.
Container/Field Sample ID	Used to record the container used to collect a sample. If multiple containers are used, all relevant IDs should be recorded here.
Client Sample ID	If the client has a sample number by which they would like to refer to this sample, it should be entered here.
Sampled By	The name of the tester and sampler. Automatically set to the name of the currently logged in user.
Date Sampled	The date of the test, automatically populated from today's date of the device being used. Important Since today's date is automatically populated when entering this data, care should be taken when performing data entry for previous days' work since this date will need to be manually adjusted for every point of testing on that work order.
Time Sampled	The date of the test, automatically populated from the current time of the device being used. Important Since the time is automatically populated when entering this data, care should be taken when performing data entry for previous days' work since this date will need to be manually adjusted for every point of testing on that work order.
Sampling Method	The sampling method applicable to the sample being taken. Options available here come from the Sampling Method list populated in QESTLab. If the free entry option is enabled on this list by a system administrator via the QEST Administrator Console, the setting will be honored by QESTField Tests.
Supplier	Supplier of the material. Optiona available here come from the Supplier list populate in QESTLab.
Source	General source of the material under test. Options available here come from the Agg/Soil Material Source list populated in QESTLab.
Material	General description of the material or product under test, applicable to all samples on the work order. Options available here come from the Agg/Soil Materials list populated in QESTLab. If the free entry option is enabled on this list by a system administrator via the QEST Administrator Console, the setting will be honored by QESTField Tests.

Test Location

Refer to the Setup Section article for details on how to set the values in this section

HSV Phase - Hand Shear Vane

This phase uses the QEST Web App version of the test.

Details on this phase can be found on the worksheet documentation page.

QEST Platform 5.5 Documentation