Testing lab engineer
Cubes, soil and steel: each result tied to its element.
- 1🧪The sample from the pour
- 2🗓️7- and 28-day dates
- 3🧊The result on the element
- 4📄The certificate kept
- 07:00
Takes cubes from the slab pour and codes them
- 10:00
Tests the compaction of a fill layer
- 13:00
Enters the 7-day break results
- 16:00
Sends the rebar tensile certificate to QA/QC
The lab engineer takes samples on site and tests them: concrete cubes, soil compaction, rebar tension and asphalt. Their result says whether a material or an element passes.
A 28-day result arrives after the floor above is poured, so if a sample is weak they must know exactly which pour and which column it came from. Without that, the decision is a guess.
In EDC every sample has a code tying it to the pour and the elements cast in it on the model. The result is entered once and shows by itself to QA/QC, the structural engineer and the consultant.
Breaking dates at 7 and 28 days are reminded by themselves, and a weak result colours the element on the model and opens a snag. Every test certificate is kept for handover or any dispute.
- ✓Tie every sample to its pour and element
- ✓Enter results and certificates once
- ✓Get reminded of breaking dates
- ★No result lost or without a place
- ★A faster decision on a weak sample
- ★A full test record for handover