FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
State Materials Office
LIMS Corrosion Sample
Instructions
September 2010
Material IDs:
478:
PROCL2:
GENCOR:
Bridge Site Environmental Tests of Soil and Water
Chlorides in Concrete (Process Control)
General Corrosion Testing
Bridge Site Environmental Test (Material ID 478)
A.
Material ID 478 is for Bridge Site Environmental Test of Soil or Water and
consists of four (4) tests.
FM5-550: pH of Soil and Water
FM5-551: Resistivity of Soil and Water
FM5-552: Chloride in Soil and Water
FM5-553: Sulfate in Soil and Water
B.
Logging the Corrosion Sample into LIMS using Material ID 478
Use the Single Sample Login Screen under Materials Login to log a corrosion
sample into LIMS. Follow the sample log in instructions in the LIMS User
Manual.
(http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statematerialsoffice/laboratory/lims/resources/training/usermanual/index.shtm)
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Chlorides in Concrete (Material ID PROCL2)
A.
Material ID PROCL2 is for Chlorides in Concrete and consists of one (1)
test: FM5-516
B.
Logging the Corrosion Sample into LIMS using Material ID PROCL2
1.
Use the Single Sample Login Screen under Materials Login to log a
corrosion sample into LIMS. PROCL2 is a “V” sample.
2.
Follow the sample log in instructions in the LIMS Manual with one
exception:
a.
Design Mix No, Line Item 13: Leave this field blank for chloride
samples. The chloride tests are not linked to the design mix table
in LIMS. You will receive an error if you use the Design Mix No.
field for chloride samples. The Mix Design No. is still required to
process a chloride sample. Place the Design Mix No. in the
Remarks Area of Line Item 17.
(http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statematerialsoffice/laboratory/lims/resources/training/usermanual/index.shtm)
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Please note that the only Project ID’s to be used with PROCL2 are the Overhead
Project Numbers for the District where the sampling occurred. The Overhead Project
Numbers for the Districts are as follows:
District
1
2
3
4
5
Overhead #
2016101A102
2139401A102
2231751A102
2329171A103
2433761A102
District
6
7
TP
SM
Overhead #
2520581A102
2591041A102
00016418101
1909701A101
All samples will be shipped to the FDOT State Materials Office for testing. During the
login process, you will need to change the “Destination LabID” (#8 above) to “DSM001”
which is the Lab # for the FDOT State Materials Office. This will allow the SMO to
receive the sample in LIMS and enter the test data. The sample can also be routed to
the SMO. See Sample login instructions on how to route a sample in LIMS.
(http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statematerialsoffice/laboratory/lims/resources/training/usermanual/index.shtm)
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General Corrosion Testing (Material ID GENCOR)
A.
GENCOR is for used for Corrosion samples and consists of three (3) tests:
FM5-516: Detect Low Levels of Chloride in Concrete and Raw Material
FM5-516SLICE: Concrete Chloride Profile
FM5-578SR: Surface Resistivity
B.
Logging the Corrosion Sample into LIMS using the Material ID GENCOR
Use the Single Sample Login Screen to log a corrosion sample into LIMS.
Follow the sample log in instructions in the LIMS User Manual. The information
below is specific to corrosion samples using GENCOR. If a field is not identified,
it is not needed.
NOTE: The Material ID, GENCOR is not assigned to projects. You will need to
use the Material ID on Spec Field (7) to assign the Material ID to your project.
1.
Project ID: Type in the Project ID. The Project, Pay Item, Material ID,
Sample Level, Spec ID fields are connected in LIMS. When you type in
the Project ID and click on the Project drop down arrow, a dialog box will
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appear with all of these fields.
Scroll down and click on the pay item combination with 160L Material ID, Sample
Level V. Click OK. LIMS will populate all five fields from this one selection.
2.
Pay Item Number: Selected with the Project ID.
3.
Material ID: Selected with the Project ID.
4.
Sample Level: Selected with the Project ID.
5.
Year/Authority: Selected with the Project ID.
6.
Sub Matl ID: Leave this Blank
7.
Matl ID (On Spec): Use this field to assign the GENCOR Material ID to
the Sample. Type GENCOR in the field and click on the drop down arrow
next to Matl ID (on Spec) box.
By clicking on the drop down arrow next to the Matl ID (On Spec) where you just
entered GENCOR, you will get a pop up box with only the GENCOR information
displayed.
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Click OK to assign the Material ID to the sample.
LIMS will populate the Material ID (On Spec), Level, Auth and Year fields as well
as the Matl Description Field.
8.
Destination Lab ID: Change this from your default lab ID to the
appropriate Lab ID, for example, DSM001 is the default Lab ID for the
State Materials Office.
9.
Date Sampled: This is a required field on all samples. Type in the date
the sample was taken. 12:00 AM is the default time. The time can be
changed if needed.
10.
Sampled by (TIN): Enter the Technician Identification Number of the
person who sampled the material.
11.
Sample No: Type in the FDOT sample number.
12.
Intended Use: For GENCOR Samples, if for research, type in "Corrosion
Research", otherwise, "Corrosion Production". If the intended use is
different from these two examples, enter that information instead.
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13.
Design Mix No: Do Not Use This Field for Chloride Samples! Leave
this field blank for chloride samples. The chloride tests are not linked to
the design mix table in LIMS. You will receive an error if you use the
Design Mix No. field for chloride samples. The Mix Design No. is still
required to process a chloride sample. Place the Design Mix No. in the
Remarks Area of Line Item 17.
14
Submitted By: Type in the contact person’s name. This should be
someone who can answer questions related to the sample in case the
testing laboratory has questions about the sample.
15.
Of: Type in the work location of the contact person in field #14.
16.
Phone: Type in the phone number of the contact person, including the
area code.
17.
Remarks: ENTER THE DESIGN MIX NUMBER FOR CHLORIDE
SAMPLES (See Line Item 13). Type in any additional Information about
the sample. The space available for remarks is limited. If the additional
information is too long for the Remarks line, use Notepad. (See Notepad:
# 19). If you use Notepad, be sure to add "See Notepad" on the Remarks
line.
18.
Initiate: Once you have input all the sample information, click on the
Initiate icon. After clicking on the Initiate icon, you will see a message in
the lower left corner of the screen “1 Sample Initiated; Waiting for
Processing”.
19.
Process (Save): Once sample data is complete, click on the Process
(Save) icon. This is how a sample is processed and saved to the
database. If you abandon the sample login after initiating a sample but
prior to processing, no LIMS Sample ID is assigned and the sample
information is lost. You will have to reenter the data.
Note: Only press the "Process (Save)" button once for each sample.
Each time it is pressed, it will generate a new LIMS Sample ID
number.
When you click on the Save icon, you will receive a message “Sample
XXXXXXXXXX Logged” (XXXXXXXXXX = LIMS Sample ID) at the bottom
left corner of the screen.
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C.
20.
Notepad: Use this to enter any additional information about the sample
(See Remarks: #16). You will need to note the type of testing desired,
information about the samples that will be needed to conduct the tests,
etc.
When you are done entering the information, press the save key or all
your information will be lost.
21.
Sample Card C-22: Click on the Sample Card C-22 icon to generate a
report that looks like the Sample Transmittal Card. Print out at least two
(2) copies of the report; one to attach to the sample and one for your
records.
Receiving the Sample
Use the Receipt Screen and choose Single Sample Receipt.
1.
2.
3.
Type the LIMS Sample ID from the C-22 Report.
Click the Search Icon
The screen will appear with the sample information displayed.
Click the Receive Icon.
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D.
Entering Test Results for the Corrosion Sample
Use the Result Entry Screen and choose the Test Entry by Sample screen.
1.
2.
Type in the LIMS Sample ID from the C-22 Report.
Click on the Search icon.
The screen will appear with the sample information displayed.
3.
4.
Enter test results as applicable.
Use the Kill Test icon to kill any tests you did not perform and will not be
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using.
a.
Click on the test name that you do not need. You will see a dash
blue line around the test name.
b.
Click on the Kill Test icon.
c.
Click on “Yes” when prompted, “Are You Sure".
d.
Click on the Update icon when you have all test results entered and
all blank tests killed.
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A blank screen with the LIMS Sample ID will appear. You will see a message in
the bottom left hand corner “Data posted. Ready for new search”.
D.
Validating and Approving the Corrosion Sample
Follow the LIMS User Manual Instructions for validation and approval. Validation
is used to verify the test data and make revisions if needed. The approval code
for corrosion samples is always “RS” since there is no sample with which to
compare.
LIMS User Manual
(http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statematerialsoffice/laboratory/lims/resources/training/usermanual/index.shtm)
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