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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
State Materials Office
Wire Fabric Sample
Instructions
June 2009
Table of Contents
I. Sampling Wire Fabric .................................................................................. Page 3
II. Logging Wire Fabric Samples into LIMS ..................................................... Page 5
III. Wire Fabric Sample Processing ................................................................ Page 12
V. Sample Failures ........................................................................................ Page 12
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I. Sampling Wire Fabric
Wire fabric samples are taken by the project and plant personnel and submitted
to the State Materials Office for testing.
A. Take one sample per project every 6 months. This frequency is time
based and not product based. This is due to the majority of the material
used for FDOT projects are actually used in precast concrete production
facilities. FDOT does not want to receive and test these samples on a
production basis, such as 1 per twenty tons because it would be too many
samples.
However, the frequency doesn't make a lot sense on a project basis.
Since this material is rarely used on the project site itself, more than likely
it will all be placed at the same time. On the project, take the sample at
the time of placement. Should you have a situation where all the
material is not placed at the same time; one sample will suffice unless
there is more than 6 months between placements. If there are more than
6 months between placements, take another sample.
One sample is equal to:
1. One 3’ X 3’ piece of wire fabric – the sample must be large enough,
with enough welds for testing.
2. A mill certification – see page 3 for an example.
B. Complete a Sample Transmittal Card.
C. Log the Sample into LIMS. Make note of the LIMS Sample ID for your
records. Print the Sample Transmittal Card report with the LIMS Sample
ID. Keep the completed Sample Transmittal Card for your records.
D. Send the sample, the mill certification and the printed Sample Transmittal
Report from LIMS to the State Materials Office.
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Mill Certification Example
MILL TEST
This is to certify that one sample each of W8 / W3.5 / W5 / W6.7
Reinforcement wire mesh manufactured by ACME Steel and Wire, Anytown, Florida,
and sold to:
A-One Pipes, Hometown, Florida,
Dated 07/27/2007 BOL: 12345 tested as follows:
W8 88000 PSI W3.5 84782 PSI
W5 84646 PSI W6 87931 PSI
This mesh complies with ASTM A-185-05 and was manufactured in the United States,
using American made raw materials.
Acme Steel and Wire
_________________
Company Rep Signature
Notary Seal
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II. Logging Wire Fabric Samples into LIMS
The State Materials Office has developed a login screen specifically for steel
samples. This simplified login screen includes all information needed to identify
the sample. To log a wire fabric sample into LIMS:
1. Log into LIMS.
2. Click on the Login Tab.
3. Click on the Materials Login icon.
An option list will appear.
4. Click on the Metal Materials login option.
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5. Complete the information on the screen as shown below. Items with red
numbers are required. Items with blue numbers are not required, but you
may wish to include them to further identify the sample.
1. Project-Pay Item-Matl Id-Level-Year/Authority
These five fields are tied together in LIMS. Clicking on the drop down
arrow by any of them will generate a dialog box with all five fields. By
choosing any option, you populate all five fields.
1a. Project ID – Enter the correct Project ID for your sample. Click on the
drop down arrow to proceed.
1b. Pay Item Number – Choose the combination with the pay item the
sample represents. If the sample represents more than one pay item,
choose the project / pay item combination that has the most fabric. You
can add any other pay items in the notepad.
1c. Material ID – Select the combination with 523 for plain welded wire fabric
or 526 for deformed welded wire fabric.
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NOTE: If the correct project / pay item / material id combination is not available,
make sure that the one you select has the correct pay item and sample level.
Since these materials are logged under Sample Level V, do not chose a project /
pay item combination with a Q Sample Level. If there is no project / pay item
combination with the correct sample level, contact the FDOT service desk and
request that the correct project / pay item / material id / sample level be added to
your project. By choosing a project / pay item with the incorrect sample level,
you may receive a conflict of interest error later.
1d. Sample Level – For wire fabric samples, the sample level is V.
1e. Year/Authority – Choose the combination with 200207/ STD Spec 931
(English) or 200207/STD Spec 931M (metric).
NOTE: LIMS will filter the list if you supply the correct information. To find the
correct combination more quickly from a shorter list:
a. Enter the financial project id and material id and sample level in the
correct fields.
b. Click on the drop down arrow next to the Level field.
The pay item dialog box will appear with only those pay items with that material
id assigned. Click on the correct combination to highlight it. Click OK to select it
and populate the fields.
2. Resolution Y/N? – This field defaults to N for no. Wire fabric is not a
Contractor Quality Control item. Leave it as N.
3. Matl ID On Spec/Level/Auth/Year
These four fields are tied together in LIMS. Clicking on the drop down
arrow by any of them will generate a dialog box with all four fields. By
choosing any option, you populate all four fields.
3a. Matl ID On Spec – If the correct project / pay item combination with a Matl
Id of 180L is not on the project / pay item drop down list, click on the drop
down arrow. Choose the combination with 523 or 526.
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3b. Level – V
3c. Auth – STD Spec 931 for English or STD Spec 931M for metric
3d. Year – 200207
4. Sub Matl Id – If you use the Matl ID On Spec field, type 523 for plain wire
fabric or 526 for deformed wire fabric in this field. If you don’t use the Matl
ID on Spec field, leave this field blank.
5 Sample No – Enter the FDOT sample number.
6. Date Sampled – Enter the date the sample was taken.
7. Sta From – Enter the beginning station representing the material location.
8. Sta To – Enter the ending station representing the material location.
9. Samp From – Enter the location where the sample was taken. Some
examples are stockpile or the station where the sample actually came
from.
10. Rdway Side – Select from the drop down: R = right; L = left; C =
composite.
11. Offset Dist – Enter the distance from the survey line the sample was
taken from.
12. Offset Dir – Enter R for right of the survey line or L for left of the survey
line.
13. Mainline – if the survey line is a mainline, enter Y for yes. Otherwise,
enter N for No.
14. Reference Line – Choose the correct survey line from the drop down list.
If another line was used, choose notepad and enter the correct information
in the notepad.
15. Quant Rep – This field is part of the Quant Rep field from the Sample
Transmittal card. The Sample Transmittal card input in this field is both
the quantity and the unit of measure; for example, 10 TN. In LIMS, the
input is broken into two fields; Quant Rep and Unit of Measure. To use
the previous example of 10 TN, enter 10 in the quantity represented field
and TN in the Unit of Measure field.
16. Unit of Measure – See above.
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17. Intended Use – Enter what the wire fabric is being used for; for example,
Sound Wall Panels.
18. Sampled By (TIN) – Enter the Technician Identification Number of the
person who sampled the material.
19. Road Number – Enter the State/County/City designated Road Number.
20. Destination Lab ID – This field is not blank in LIMS. It defaults to the Lab
ID your User ID is assigned to. Change this to DSM001. If you don’t
change the field from your Lab ID to DSM001, the State Materials Office
will not be able to receive the sample.
21. Strand/Wire Size – Enter the wire size, for example, ½ or .6
22. Heat/Serial Number – Enter the BOL # or Heat identification number
including any alpha characters.
23. Submitted By – Enter the name of a contact person. This should be
someone who knows enough about the sample to answer questions in
case the State Materials Office needs to call.
24. Of – Enter the company or office where the contact person works.
25. Phone – Enter the phone number of the contact person, including the
area code.
26. Address – Enter the contact person's street address.
27. Enter the city in this field.
28. Enter the state abbreviation in this field.
29. Enter the zip code in this field.
30. Remarks – This field is limited to 66 characters. Include in the remarks as
much of the information below up to 66 characters. Use Notepad for items
longer than that. Include the contact person's email.
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Here is an example of the completed login screen.
The next fields are not part of completing the login screen. Once the login
screen is complete, follow these steps to get a LIMS Sample Id and complete the
login process for the sample.
31. Initiate – Once you have input all the sample information, click on the
Initiate icon. LIMS will review the input data for completeness and
correctness. If any required fields are missing or incorrectly formatted, you
will receive an error message.
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”.
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32. Notepad – If you want to add additional information to the sample that will
not fit in the remarks field, use this icon to open the notepad if needed.
a. Click on the Notepad icon.
b. Type in the information.
c. Click on the Save icon to add the notepad to the sample and return
to the Sample Login Screen.
33. 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 the report and attach to your sample. Keep the Sample Transmittal
Card for your records.
34. 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.
When you click on the Save icon, you will receive a message “Sample
XXXXXXXXXX Logged” (XXXXXXXXXX = LIMS Sample ID)
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III. Welded Wire Fabric Sample Processing
SMO testing – Once you’ve logged the sample into LIMS, send it to the State
Materials Office. You can find information on submitting samples to the State
Materials Office on the State Materials Office website at:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statematerialsoffice/administration/resources/library/publications/laboratory/sampledeliveries.pdf
When the sample is physically received at the State Materials Office, laboratory
personnel will receive the sample in LIMS, perform testing, enter the test results,
validate and approve the sample. The normal turn around time for the entire
process is around ten working days. Be sure to check the sample status using
the Sample Status by Sample ID screen under the Status tab in LIMS before
calling the State Materials Office. If after ten working days, your sample is still
awaiting receipt, contact the State Materials Office Physical Laboratory.
IV. Sample Failures
If the welded wire fabric sample fails, State Materials Office laboratory personnel
will indicate on the Sample Status Steel test and contact the project personnel by
phone. Unlike other steel samples, there is no need to send more material for a
retest. The State Materials Office will use a portion of the 3’ X 3’ fabric already
submitted for the retest and will notify you of the retest results.
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