Concrete Element Data Collection and Online Data Entry Instructions

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Concrete Element Data Collection and Online Data
Entry Instructions
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Steps for Participation

• Familiarize yourself with the project
• Check out the website
• Select project(s) and project team(s) to
  participate
• Have the project team(s) view this presentation
• Register for Participation
• Randomly select elements for data collection from
  plans
• Enter preliminary element and design data
• Take measurements in the field
• Enter as-built and follow-up element data

The next few pages provide an overview of the
basic website pages, including how to register.
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Home Page
This is the landing page for the website. The
Home link returns you to this page.
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General Project Information
This page provides general information about the
project as a whole.
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Next Step Project Participants/Login
This is the link for participants to login and
begin the data entry process.
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If this is your first time on the website
This is the link FIRST TIME USERS select to
create a username and password.
Fill out the fields and click SAVE to create your
profile.
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Login after registering
Your member registration profile will appear on
the screen. Follow this link to login for the
first time.
Enter the Username, and Password that you created
during registration. Login As Participant. Then
click the Sign In button.
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Congratulations Youre Registered!

• Once youve created a profile, youll use the
  same username and password every time you return
  to the database.
• Before you go out into the field to collect the
  data youll need to select elements and enter
  some preliminary data.
• Before we cover that, however, well show you a
  few more helpful tips on using the database.

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If you forget your password
Click on this link to get your password sent to
your email.
Fill out the email address you used to register
and click SEND button.
Check your email to get your password and then
sign in as usual.
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You can update your password at any time.
Select your user name and click this button to
view your current profile.
The supplemental menu will be visible once youve
logged in. Click this link to get to the Update
Profile page.
Edit information and click UPDATE button to save
new information.
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You can logout at any time.
At any time you can log out of the database by
using the LOGOUT link.
Just remember to SAVE your data first!
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Logging Back In
After logging out, you can use this link to get
back to the Login page.
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Next Step Selecting elements for measurement

• Elements should be selected from the plans before
  onsite data collection begins.
• Elements should be selected randomly, and all at
  one time.
• Select only 5 of the same type of element on one
  project (i.e., 5 of the total number of walls
  in one project).
• Before you go into the field to take any
  measurements, youll need to enter some
  preliminary information into the database.
• Note if a selected element is discovered to be
  obstructed from view once onsite data collection
  occurs, select another accessible element as an
  alternative at that time.

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Selecting columns

• As an example, there are approximately 16
  columns per floor on 5 floors in this plan.
• 5 of 16 is 0.8, or one column.
• Select 1 random column per floor for
  measurements.

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Selecting walls

• As an example, there are approximately 7 walls
  per floor.
• 5 of 7 is 0.35, or one wall.
• Select 1 random wall per floor for measurements.

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What happens next

• Now that youve picked the elements for which
  data will be collected, you need to go to the
  database website in order to enter preliminary
  information on each element.
• Once the preliminary information is entered,
  youll be able to download directions on where to
  take measurements on each of your elements.
• The next slides show specific directions for all
  steps of the data entry.

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Steps for Data Entry

• BEFORE TAKING MEASUREMENTS IN THE FIELD
• Step A Enter Element information
• Step B Enter Surface information for each
  surface of an individual element
• Step C Enter Corner information? for each
  surface of an individual element
• Step D Download Point information for each
  surface of an individual element
• Step E Measure surfaces of elements using
  downloaded Point Information

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Steps for Data Entry

• AFTER TAKING MEASUREMENTS IN THE FIELD
• Step F Enter/Upload Point information for each
  surface of an individual element
• Step G Enter Formwork or Finishing information
  for each surface of an individual element
• Step H Enter Measurement information for each
  surface of an individual element
• To begin, select Add New Element from menu.
• Note that youll need to know how many surfaces
  an element has in order to enter complete element
  details.
• The asterisk() indicates that a field is
  mandatory.

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STEP A Add New Element
Enter a standardized name that identifies the
concrete element, such as (Proj1Bld3FLONEWall5)
(Project name Structure name Floor number
Element type). Youll want to use the same format
for naming all your elements.
This data entry field will appear, where you can
enter the details about the New Element in each
field.
Enter the total number of surfaces an element
has. The next slides will demonstrate examples of
counting surfaces.
Begin by selecting Add New Element.
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Counting Surfaces

• When choosing the number of surfaces, only count
  those surfaces that will be exposed at the time
  you take the measurement.

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Counting Surfaces
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Counting Surfaces
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Continue Adding Element Information
Select an element type (Wall, Shear Wall,
Exterior Wall, Column, Floor) from the drop down
list.
Now that youve entered the total number of
surfaces, fill out the rest of the fields.
If there are multiple dates, list all dates
separated by a comma.
Include aspects such as rate of placement,
placement equipment, consolidation equipment,
Click SAVE. You will be automatically directed to
the Surfaces page to enter the Surface data for
this individual element.
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STEP B Entering surface data

• Once youve entered all the details on an
  individual element in the previous steps, you
  need to start Step B, entering data about each of
  the surfaces for an element. The number of
  surfaces for each element is generated from the
  number you entered in the element page.
• Enter data for each surface one step at a time.
  After saving the details for the first surface of
  an element, youll be returned to this Surfaces
  page at which you started.

Select a surface to enter information for that
surface. Again, the number of surfaces given
depends on the number you entered for each
particular element.
After choosing which surface to enter data on,
(in this example, surface 3) click View Surface.
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Entering Surface information
This page will appear. Enter the total number of
corners a surface has. The next slides will
demonstrate examples of counting corners.
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Counting Corners
Corner 4
Corner 3
Corner 6
Corner 5
Corner 1
Corner 2
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Counting Corners
Corner 7
Corner 8
Corner 4
Corner 3
Corner 6
Corner 5
Corner 2
Corner 1
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Counting Corners
Corner 3
Corner 4
Corner 7
Corner 8
Corner 6
Corner 5
Corner 2
Corner 1
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Continue Adding Surface Information
Describe how the datum was established from the
project controls.
If the surface is finished, select YES. If the
surface is formed, select NO.
Describe the datum used to locate the formwork or
finishing for that surface.
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Attaching A Photo
If you have a surface photo, attach it by
selecting browse.
Click SAVE when youre done entering the data on
this surface and youll return to the surfaces
page.
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Continuing Data Entry

• At this point, youve been returned to the
  Surface page after saving your first Surface
  entry for an individual element.
• You can either repeat Step B by selecting another
  Surface and continuing to enter data for each of
  the surfaces for the individual element first, OR
• You begin Step C, and select Corners to enter
  additional information on the Surface youve just
  completed.
• We recommend moving onto Step C, entering the
  Corners data for each surface before returning to
  Step B to enter addition surfaces.
• The following slides describe Step C, how to
  enter Corners information.

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Step C Entering Corner Information

• Corners are generated from the number of corners
  you entered in the Surface page.
• Enter design locations in your project coordinate
  system for each corner of the surface.
• CHOOSE ONE COORDINATE SYSTEM TO USE FOR ALL DATA
  ENTRY ON A GIVEN PROJECT.
• If the project coordinate system is based on the
  state or local grid, for example, you would enter
  the northing, easting and elevation of the
  surface corners from your survey control points
  or benchmarks onsite (i.e., N-gtY, E-gtX, Elev-gtZ).
• The other option is if there is an established
  project grid based on the project column grid, in
  which case you would define an origin, i.e.,
  intersection of column gridlines A and 1, and
  enter the location of the surface corners from
  that origin.

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Project Coordinate System Examples
Thus the design location of corner 1 (the bottom
right corner) of this surface of this column on
the 2nd floor would be at the coordinate (19.6667
, 29.9167, 30.0000)
YOU CHOOSE which project coordinate system works
for you to define the design locations of the
corners of the surfaces of the elements you will
measure. BUT YOU MUST USE THE SAME COORDINATE
SYSTEM for ALL elements on the project for BOTH
the design and as-built coordinates.
One option is to define an intersection of your
structural grid as your origin (0,0,0) and define
the axes as aligned with the grid.
Alternatively, one might use the state plane as
the project coordinate system with northing as
the Y-coordinate, easting as the X-coordinate,
and elevation as the Z-coordinate. The design
location of corner 1 of the surface of a column
will be determined by layout based off control
points either in the building or on the site.
The positive Z-axis should be in the direction of
increasing elevation as shown in the example here.
The next slides will explain how to number the
corners of your surface.
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Numbering Corners

• When entering Corner coordinates, always make the
  lowest right most corner as you face the surface
  Corner 1.
• Continue numbering clockwise around the surface
  from Corner 1.
• You MUST follow these rules, as the
  meaningfulness of the random point generation
  depends on this.
• The following slides show examples of numbering
  corners.

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Numbering Corners
This is a very straightforward example of
identifying the lower rightmost corner as Corner
1 and continuing in a clockwise fashion.
Corner 4
Corner 3
Corner 6
Corner 5
Corner 1
Corner 2
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Numbering Corners
This is a less straightforward example because it
has a more complex shape.
Corner 7
Corner 8
Corner 4
Corner 3
Corner 6
Corner 5
Corner 2
Corner 1
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Numbering Corners
This the least straightforward example. In cases
with openings inside the surface shape, number
the external corners clockwise first, and then
continue numbering the corners of the opening
following the same rules. If you have multiple
openings, follow the same rules again of starting
with the lower rightmost opening, moving
clockwise through the openings.
Corner 3
Corner 4
Corner 7
Corner 8
Corner 6
Corner 5
Corner 2
Corner 1
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Step C Entering Corner Information
CNO Corner Number
Enter design locations of each corner of the
current surface in feet using your project
coordinate system and following the clockwise
corner rules.
Dont worry about actual locations until after
youve completed Step D, measuring in the field.
Select Corners link to get to the Corners page.
Click SAVE when youve finished entering your
Corners coordinates.
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Repeating Steps A through C

• Now youve completed one cycle of each of the
  three steps.
• Youll need to repeat steps B and C for each
  surface of an individual element. You can get
  back to the surfaces page by selecting the
  Surfaces link in the side bar menu.
• Then youll repeat Step A to add your next
  element by selecting the Add New Element link,
  followed by multiple repetitions of Steps B and C
  until all your elements and their corresponding
  surfaces and corners have been entered.
• Since some element and surface information may be
  the same across individual elements and surfaces,
  weve added a copy tool, which the following
  slides illustrate.

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Copying Data
In this example, we need to enter Surface 6 data,
but we know the data is the same as the Surface 1
data we already entered. We cant copy ALL the
fields ALL at the same time, but we can do it one
field at a time.
Well start with the first field by selecting
Copy next to the Description of Physical Datum
field.
Selecting Copy activates the Select Element
portion of the page. Now we can select the
Element from which we want to copy data.
Next, click Get Surfaces to view all the surfaces
of the selected element.
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Copying Data
And the Description of Physical Datum from
Surface 1 will appear in Surface 6.
This additional section will appear so that we
can select Surface 1 and copy from it.
All we have to do is click Copy as we already
selected the field we wanted -
The same copy tool can be used for entering data
in fields on the following pages Elements,
Surfaces, Formwork, Finishes, and Measurement.
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Step D Downloading Point Information

• Youre almost ready to go out into the field, but
  first you need to download the point locations
  for each surface youll be measuring.
• After you download the point locations, youll
  print them or put them into your survey equipment
  for use in the field.
• The next slides will show you how to download the
  point location data.
• NOTE You can only access Points for a given
  surface if you have already entered the Corner
  information for that surface.

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To Access Point Data Choose a Surface
and select the surface you want. Then click
View Surface and that surface page will appear.
To access Point data for a given surface, you
must first select the surface by clicking the
Surface link in the side bar menu
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Step D Downloading Point Information
followed by 30 random points on the given
surface that are automatically generated by the
website.
Youll see at the top of the page the design
corner data you already entered
On the right youll see the same points as in the
first three columns but converted into a Surface
Coordinate System (explained a few slides later)
with its origin at Corner 1 of the Surface.
Now that you have selected a surface, click
Points to view the Points page.
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Step D Downloading Point Information
By Clicking this Link you will download a text
file of the design corner and random point
locations in the Project Coordinate System which
can be transferred to your survey equipment. The
next slide shows the format of the downloaded
file.
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Step D Downloading Point Information

• This is a comma delimited text file which you
  should be able to load directly into your total
  station. The first row indicates the data format.
• If your survey equipment will not accept a file
  like this, we have provided the same points in
  the surface coordinate system for just this
  reason as explained in the next slides.

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What is the Surface Coordinate System?

• The surface coordinate system has corner 1 as
  the origin. The X axis goes from corner 1 to
  corner 2. The Y axis is perpendicular to the X
  axis.
• Remember, all measurements are in feet.
• The surface coordinate system is provided as an
  alternative means for you to locate where to take
  measurements without survey equipment as
  explained in the next slide. The point locations
  are exactly the same as those in the project
  coordinate system.

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Why use the Surface Coordinate System?

• What this allows you to do is print out the
  point locations in the surface coordinate system
  and take them into the field. With a tape
  measure, you can easily measure the location of
  the 30 random points (shown in red) from corner 1
  and with a soap stone, mark the points directly
  on the surface to then survey.
• Note If your element has chamfered edges, the
  design corner is likely at the theoretical
  intersection of the surface planes not where the
  chamfer meets the surface. However, this is not
  really a concern because the goal is just to
  ensure randomness of the points.

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Step D Downloading Point Information
To get a printout of the design corner and random
point locations in the Surface Coordinate System,
Click this link.
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Step E Measuring points on surface

• Repeat Step D for as many surfaces as you have
  entered.
• Measure the actual locations of the points in the
  project's coordinate system as you would for any
  as-built.
• All measurement should be in feet.
• If any of the random points are obstructed from
  view just move the point left, right, up or down
  as needed to create a new point that is in view
  to replace the obstructed point.
• The following slides will demonstrate Step F
  Entering/Uploading points to the database. If
  your survey equipment records the as-builts in a
  text file, use the upload feature. Otherwise, you
  can enter the as-builts directly into the
  database.

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Step F Enter/Upload points

• Login to the database using the username and
  password you previously established.
• Select Update Element from the sidebar menu.
• Select the Element for which you want to enter
  point data.

Select View Element.
Select the element for which you want to enter
Point data from the list.
Select Update Element.
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Navigating to Enter As-builts

• Now that the Element has been selected, you need
  to choose the surface. Click View Surfaces at the
  bottom of the page, or the Surfaces link in the
  sidebar menu.
• Select the surface for which you want to enter
  point data and click View Surface.
• Now that the Surface has been selected. Click the
  Points link in the side bar menu.

It will take you to the Surface Page. From there
click Points in the side bar menu
It will take you to the select surface page.
Select the surface for which you want to enter
Point data from the list and click View Surface.
Select View Surfaces here or the Surfaces link in
the side bar menu
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Navigating to Enter As-builts
Congratulations, youve finally arrived at the
As-Built Page where you can either enter the
points manually or
Now you are back at the points page. At the
bottom of this page Click Enter As-Built Points.
you can use the buttons at the bottom of the
page to upload a text file with the as-built
corner and point data. To use the upload option
the data must be in the correct format as shown
in the next slide.
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Step F Enter/Upload points
Select Upload to upload the file.
Be sure the file is in the correct format as
shown here, with the Point Name, Northing, and
Easting followed by Elevation in a comma or tab
delimited text file with the headers in the first
row. Each subsequent row should start with the
point name starting with corner 1 and after the
corners continuing with point 1 to 30 as shown.
Put each set of points for each surface in a
separate text file.
To upload the as-builts, first Select Browse to
locate the file.
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Step F Enter/Upload points
The uploaded points should now appear on the page.
The Save button should also appear. Click Save to
save the uploaded data in the database.
Which button or link appears depends on whether
you designated the currently selected surface as
formed or finished in the surface information.
Next Click the Formwork or Finishing button shown
here or the Formwork or Finishing link in the
side bar menu to get to the formwork or finishing
page.
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Step G Enter Formwork Data
The number of reuses for this formwork
Formwork surface material used
Enter description of where formwork was
fabricated.
Type of formwork used
Describe the erection process.
Describe the variations in locations
Select a surface class (A, B, C, D) from the
drop down list.
Click SAVE to save the formwork data and go to
the Measurements page.
You could also Click here to reach this current
page.
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Step G Enter Finishing Data
Enter description of the tools used to finish
this surface.
Enter description of the process of finishing of
this surface.
Click SAVE to save the formwork data and go to
the Measurements page.
You could also Click here to reach this current
page.
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Step H Enter Measurement Data
Enter description of the tools used to measure
this surface.
Enter description of the process of measuring of
this surface.
Click SAVE to save the Measurement data and go
to the View Surfaces page.
You could also Click here to reach this current
page.
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Congratulations Youre Done!!!!

• Repeat steps F through H for each of your
  surfaces youve collected as-builts.
• Repeat the whole process for any additional
  elements and surfaces.

Thank you very much for your time and
participation, especially for sitting through
this very long presentation!!!