COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

1. COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials James M. Shilstone, Jr., FACI jshilstone@commandalkon.com Phone: 205-879-3282 x2320

2. Session Objective Learn about the features COMMANDqc offers for data entry and reporting on your aggregates and other materials and how to manage your materials to maximize performance and create submittals. COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

3. Agenda • What is Material Management? • Material Management Benefits • Prerequisite review • Sieves • Material Field Definitions • Suppliers/Sources • Specific Gravity • Grading • PDF Documents • Cost/UOM (Unit of Measures) • Grading Specifications COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

4. Agenda • Material Sample Data Entry • Aggregate • % Passing • Mass on Sieve • Cumulative Masses • Cement / Cementitious • Material Analysis & Reporting • Material Analysis • Aggregate Sample Reports • Aggregate Grading Analysis COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

5. System Familiarity • COMMANDqc organization • Base Modules • COMMANDqc navigation COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

7. COMMANDqc Navigation • Main Screen • Menus • Programs • Favorites COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

8. COMMANDqc Navigation • Comment Icons • Exit • Add/Insert (+) • Save Undo • Edit • Delete • Refresh • Find & Filtering COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

9. COMMANDqc Navigation Grids • Criteria • Results • Filtering • Grouping • Functions • Layouts • Layout Functions • Load/Refresh • Group Footers • Statistical Functions • Printing and Exporting COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

10. COMMANDqc Navigation • Filtering data • Down arrow • Custom • Filter builder COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

11. Material Manager • The system provides a comprehensive system to maintain raw material characteristics, and to record and analyze material test results. • The system includes over 60 predefined material characteristics, plus the ability to create unlimited user-configurable material properties. • Material characteristics, plant availability, and costs are integrated throughout the system, adding powerful functionality to the Mix Management and Mix Submittal Modules. COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

12. Benefits • Improves control of concrete performance by monitoring key material parameters in conjunction with concrete test results. • Enhances your bargaining position with material vendors by providing long – and short – term material performance statistics. • Provides better data for decision making when considering changes in material sources . COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

13. Pre-requisite Review • Material Setup/Configuration • Sieves • Material Field Definitions • Suppliers/Source • Specific Gravity • Grading • PDF Documents • Costs • UOM (Unit Of Measures) • Grading Specification COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

14. Pre-requisite Review • Sieves COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

15. Pre-requisite Review • Material Field Definitions COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

16. Pre-requisite Review • Materials are Created in CMDseries and Configured in CMDqc COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

17. Pre-requisite Review • Supplier/Source COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

18. Pre-requisite Review • Specific Gravity COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

19. Pre-requisite Review • Grading • PDF Documents COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

20. Pre-requisite Review • Cost • UOM Measures COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

21. Pre-requisite Review • Grading Specification COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

22. Material Sample Data Entry • The Material Test Data Entry subsystem records test data for cementitious materials, aggregates, and admixtures. • Aggregate Grading specifications and test results can be expressed as either % Passing or % Retained. COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

23. Material Sample Data Entry • Go to Concrete Producer > Material Test Data Entry > Material Samples • Enter Material Code, then click the New Record Icon COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

24. Material Sample Data Entry Aggregate Sample Result Import Delete Sample Aggregate Sample Report Print Preview Edit Sample Adding New Sample COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

25. Material Sample Data Entry • Aggregate Data Entry COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

26. Material Sample Entry • Aggregate Data Entry COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

27. Material Sample Entry • Cementitious/Admixture Data Entry COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

28. Material Sample Data Entry COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

29. Material Analysis & Reporting • Configurable Reporting and Analysis tools include statistics, time-line plots, and Grading distribution Curves • Raw Material Test Results are fully integrated with Concrete Performance, allowing correlation between concrete test results and tested material characteristics. COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

30. Material Analysis & Reporting • Go to Concrete Producer > Materials Analysis > Material Analysis • Enter Material Code and Date range, then retrieve results COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

31. Material Analysis & Reporting • Go to Concrete Producer > Materials Analysis > Material Analysis • Enter Material Code and Date range, then retrieve results • This section of the program allows you to critically examine all the test results for the raw materials on file. COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

32. Material Analysis & Reporting • Go to Concrete Producer > Materials Analysis > Aggregate Sample Reports • Enter Material Code and Date range, then retrieve results • Select a sample or multiple samples, then click Formatted Report button COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

33. Material Analysis & Reporting • Enter additional report information, including Report Template • Click Print Preview button Single Sample Mode: only one sample is selected COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

34. Material Analysis & ReportingSingle Mode COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

35. Material Analysis & Reporting • Enter additional report information, including Report Template • Click Print Preview button Multiple Sample Mode: more than one sample is selected COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

36. Material Analysis & ReportingMultiple Mode COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

37. Material Analysis & Reporting • Go to Concrete Producer > Materials Analysis > Aggregate Grading Analysis • Enter Material Code and Date range, then retrieve results • Select a sample or multiple samples, then click Formatted Report button COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

38. Material Analysis & Reporting • Go to Concrete Producer > Materials Analysis > Aggregate Sample Reports • Enter Material Code, Grading Specification and Date range, then retrieve results • Select Graph Type COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

39. Material Analysis & Reporting COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

40. Session Objective Learn about the features COMMANDqc offers for data entry and reporting on your aggregates and other materials and how to manage your materials to maximize performance and create submittals. ? COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials

41. Please Complete Your Evaluation • Be sure to circle the session you are evaluating on the back of your card • Quality Control Track • QC-009 • COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials • All breakout session materials can be accessed at:www.commandalkon.com/cc2013/update/index.htm • Thank You! COMMANDqc for Aggregates and Other Materials