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1. 7 Test numbers activate labelling with 18 Test numbers sequence ccccecceeeeseeeeteeteees 12 Test results edit element 24 Test delete all S5 Test delete duplicate WE Test show maximum number 2 26 Test show result data seeeeee 14 Toolbar edit for menu items 19 Translation activate ccccccesscceesseeeessseeeees 26 Tru ty pe font ice eere 19 Version number show ccccsscccessseeesseeeeees 26 W What you see is what you get 18 Z Zoom factor define for full screen display 18 Zoom function activate esses 19 27 GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 30 of 30 January 20112. To edit the Consistency element simply proceed as described there Water content etc menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Water content etc element simply proceed as described there GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 24 of 30 January 2011 5 4 15 Table menu item This element is hidden in the default program setting The test and result data of all single tests are given in the table Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Table element activate the Table display check box 5 4 16 Reset all menu item With this button all preferences for the aforementioned elements which may have been edited with the previous menu item will be reset to the program defaults 5 4 17 Move objects menu item When you go to this item you can move the various objects with the aid of the mouse Move the mouse over the object to be moved When you are located above a moveable object the mouse pointer appears in the shape of a cross You can now press and hold the left mouse button and drag the object to the required position After going to this menu item only one object at a time can be moved using the mouse or its size be altered
3. line are entered immediately after double clicking the element or using the menu item Edit General see Section 5 2 5 Plasticity diagram menu item A dialogue box opens that is almost identical to that for the previous menu item The same prefer ences can be specified in this box as in that described in Section 5 4 6 Proceed as described there to alter the position or layout of the Plasticity diagram element Company menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 Simply proceed as described there to edit the Company element The input for this element can be edited immediately after double clicking on the element or via the menu item Edit Company see Section 5 2 6 GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 23 of 30 January 2011 5 4 9 5 4 10 5 4 11 5 4 12 5 4 13 5 4 14 Test no etc menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Test no etc element simply proceed as is described there The input for this element can be edited immediately after double clicking on the element or via the menu item Edit General see Section 5 2 5 For this element you also have the option of adapting the texts in front of the inpu
4. menu item After selecting this menu item the following dialogue box appears Base data x Use designations according to ONORM B 4411 v Consistency according to EN ISO 14688 2 Plasticity diagram according to DIN m Natural water content wn of sample wn 26 60 Max permissible grain mm 0 4 mm Oversize component 0 00 Oversize water content 0 00 r Empirical formula Determine plastic limit with empirical formula wp 0 864 wh 0 075 wL r Machine correction Plastic limit determined with machine Wp wp alpha beta alpha 1 0000 beta 0 0000 Cancel You can specify whether to use the NORM B 4411 designations on the output sheet By activat ing the appropriate check box when evaluating the consistency evaluation can be performed ac cording to the new EN ISO 14688 2 Select from various standards for plasticity diagram visualisation using the arrow of the drop down list The DIN visualisation is used by default however it is also possible to select visualisa tion according to the requirements of the ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials In addition visualisation according to the requirements of BS 5930 British Standard 1999 edition is also possible Enter the natural water content of the sample and if available the oversize grain component and its water content each in 96 into the three data boxes GGU ATTERBERG
5. the page height and width see Section 5 4 2 GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 22 of 30 January 2011 5 4 5 5 4 6 5 4 7 5 4 8 Position info menu item The positions and layout of the individual elements on the output sheet can be altered using the following menu items This menu item provides information on the options for altering the posi tion and layout more quickly using the mouse Title change position menu item The position and layout of the title element can be altered via the dialogue box for this menu item if the Title display check box is activated x v Title display J with frame Je With background colour x 25 0 y 233 0 dx 104 0 dy 36 0 Background colour iB Pen colour Pen width mm 0 30 Cancel Reset The position of the element on the output sheet and its size can be defined or edited by means of the variables x and y dx and dy The element can be provided with a frame and a back ground colour to suit your personal requirements If the element needs to be returned to its original condition this can be done using the Reset button Alternatively you can alter the size and shape of the element using the mouse see menu item Output preferences Move objects Sec tion 5 4 17 The heading Consistency limits shown in the title element can be edited in the menu item Out put preferences Texts see Section 5 4 3 The texts Project 1 line and Project 2
6. 5 2 6 General menu item Go to this menu item to enter general data such as the project identification report number annex number etc This data is displayed in the correct elements of the output sheet General es 123 For Instance Road DIS Damm mmm Tee emm 59702 SC Project 1st line Project 2nd line Edited by Edit date Test number Sampling point Depth Type of sampling Soil type Date of sampling Report Annex Cancel The marked texts in the dialogue box also appear in the output sheet Input boxes can be altered or switched off such as Test number as shown in the above dialogue box by going to the menu item Output preferences Texts see Section 5 4 3 Company menu item You can enter your company address in four lines These lines will be entered at the top left of the form GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 16 of 30 January 2011 5 2 7 Container database menu item If you use containers with standard weights for your tests their weights can be stored in a con tainer database using the dialogue box in this menu item Container x Fong Back Cancel Load 3 containers to edit Info Save No Name Weight g Volume long 1 No 1 84 65 813 000 2 No 2 81 40 768 000 3 83 75 795 000 Enter the number of containers to be defined via the x containers to edit button The corre sponding numbe
7. ATTERBERG User Manual Page 2 of 30 January 2011 5 4 0 Test no etc menu em 24 5 4 10 Annex and report menu item sse 24 5 4 11 Plasticity range menu tem 24 5 4 12 Blow diagram menu tem 24 544 13 Consistency m rnu 1tem a oiii tute Dp te e ace retur 24 5 4 14 Water content etc menu item sessi nre 24 54 15 Table menu Wem i tee etit e eee c et ie 25 54 16 Reset all men Itema une t he fU re eos freed yes 25 5 4 17 Move objects menu tem 25 MU M 26 5 5 1 Copynght menuitem wna ae eoe UR eA non erede 26 5 5 2 Maxima menu tem 26 3 5 3 Help meni etn ode RETO PEDE RERO 26 5 54 GGU on the web Menu LE aie tete m teo eter e bere eto qr busses 26 5 5 5 GGU support menu Item pedet tete or dede ee leto dee heo redo 26 3 5 0 Whats new menu item RHET e Ree pete 26 5 5 7 Language preferences menu em 26 6 Tips ANd tricks ssscscesssessecsosstseassancsesscusesdosusoconceascnaseessoesedead socevansecesussdesecsbesasouscesesseseneas 27 6 1 Keyboard and mouse sen oe e e ee dE rede ete eei 27 6 2 Functon Keys eg ote RU eR debet te er nde ats 27 6 3 Copy print area 1C00 5 ione beso ee ode od di ee ederet 28 ON D E Oo 29 GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 3 of 30 January 2011 1 Preface The GGU ATTERBERG program allows evaluation and visualisation of tests to determine con sis
8. Container database see Section 5 2 7 In the place of the input box Container g an extended group box is shown in the dialogue box After activating the Database option button the containers used can be selected from the drop down combo box m Container weight C Individually g Database mb 84 65 g No 1 The container database can also be accessed when using other GGU laboratory pro grams e Delete test The currently displayed test will be deleted e Duplicate test The currently displayed test will be duplicated You will automatically find yourself in the next test e Show data Result data water content etc for the current test will be calculated and displayed in a dia logue box x Wet sample cont m1 g 135 00 Dry sample cont m2 g 122 20 Container mb g 84 65 Water mw g 12 80 Dry sample md g 37 55 Water cont w 34 088 e Done You will arrive back at the previous dialogue box All values entered will be accepted GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 14 of 30 January 2011 5 2 3 Delete all tests menu item After a security request all tests will be deleted After this you can enter a new test using the Edit Tests menu item see Section 5 2 2 5 2 4 Test data input via editor menu item Beside the test data input described above where the water content is determined by the program test data can also be entered directly in an editor The
9. In order to move or edit several objects this function can be more quickly activated by pressing F11 or the icon The size of an object can also be altered using this menu item or the F11 key If you move over the frame of a changeable object after activating this function the mouse assumed the shape of a double headed arrow Hold the left mouse button and move the frame until the object has reached the required size To retain the ratio of the sides pull at one corner only If on one side only is pulled the object will become higher or wider The last change made in the position or size of an object can be undone using Back or by click Ki ing the icon GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 25 of 30 January 2011 5 5 5 5 1 5 5 2 5 5 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 menu Copyright menu item You will see a copyright message and information on the program version number The System button shows information on your computer configuration and the folders used by GGU ATTERBERG Maxima menu item You will see information on the default program maxima Help menu item The GGU ATTERBERG help is opened as a PDF document The help function can also be ac cessed using the F1 function key GGU on the web menu item Using this menu item you can access the GGU Software website www ggu software com Keep in touch with new program versions and the regular download offers If you would like to b
10. User Manual Page 11 of 30 January 2011 It is also possible to determine the plastic limit using an empirical equation If this check box is activated it is not necessary to enter data for the plastic limit The plastic limit is then determined from the liquid limit by means of the given equation The equation used should be treated with caution If you have determined the plastic limit using a machine you activate the Plastic limit deter mined with machine check box Additionally a machine dependent corrections alpha and beta can be entered 5 2 2 Tests menu item This point represents the program s central menu item Almost all the test data are entered here As an example after clicking this menu item the following dialogue box opens DM 7 i x Test editor New Show base data Show test data Lar SE E Er pu pr 2E ale E Seven tests are already present in this example The tests are automatically numbered and the test numbers 1 2 3 shown on the respective buttons The suffix F or P designates a test for determination of the liquid Flow limit or the plastic Plastic limit respectively The following actions are possible e To menu bar You return to the original menu bar e New You will create a new test in order to enter the appropriate data see below e Show base data The test data corresponding to any entered single tests are computed and displayed in an in fo box
11. cancelled GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 9 of 30 January 2011 5 1 9 Batch print menu item If you would like to print several appendices at once select this menu item You will see the fol lowing dialogue box Sohn x Printer Cancel Add Delete all Delete File list D Example 2 2td D Example 3 ztd Create a list of files for printing using Add and selecting the desired files The number of files is displayed in the dialogue box header Using Delete you can mark and delete selected individual files from the list After selecting the Delete all button you can compile a new list Selection of the desired printer and printer preferences is achieved by pressing the Printer button You then start printing by using the Print button In the dialogue box which then appears you can select further preferences for printer output such as e g the number of copies These prefer ences will be applied to all files in the list 5 1 10 Exit menu item After a confirmation prompt you can quit the program 5 1 11 1 2 3 4 menu items The 1 2 3 4 menu items show the last four files worked on By selecting one of these menu items the listed file will be loaded If you have saved files in any other folder than the program folder you can save yourself the occasionally onerous rummaging through various sub folders GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 10 of 30 January 2011 5 2 Edit menu 5 2 1 Base data
12. following dialogue box opens after a con firmation prompt Enter data x Forw Back Cancel Done Number of blows lt 0 gt plastic limit No Number of blows w z First select the x values to edit button and enter the number of values to be edited e g 3 You can then enter the three value pairs blow count and corresponding water content Here too a blow count of lt 0 designates a plastic limit After selecting the Done button the test results will be graphically displayed The dialogue box shows a maximum of 8 value pairs simultaneously If more than 8 value pairs have been entered you can move through the table with the Forw and Back buttons Existing data pairs can be deleted from the end of the list by reducing the number of entries but a mini mum of two data pairs must remain The data pairs entered using this menu item are deleted fol lowing a confirmation prompt when you go to the menu item Edit Tests for a second time If only one individual test is entered for liquid limit determination the program will evaluate with the one point method in accordance with German Standard DIN 18122 For this the blow count must be between 15 and 35 Otherwise an error message will appear In the blow diagram only one value is displayed without a best fit line Additionally a note is given in the diagram that this was a one point test GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 15 of 30 January 2011 5 2 5
13. one of these menus the so called menu items roll down allowing you access to all program functions The program works on the principle of What you see is what you get This means that the screen presentation represents overall what you will see on your printer In the last consequence this would mean that the screen presentation would have to be refreshed after every alteration you make For reasons of efficiency and as this can take several seconds for complex screen contents the GGU ATTERBERG screen is not refreshed after every alteration If you would like to refresh the screen contents press either F2 or Esc The Esc key additio nally sets the screen presentation back to your current zoom which has the default value 1 0 cor responding to an A4 format sheet GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 5 of 30 January 2011 5 Description of menu items 5 1 File menu 5 1 1 New menu item All input data will be deleted after a security request After this you can enter new tests 5 1 2 Load menu item You can load a file with test data which was created and saved at a previous sitting and then edit the test data 5 1 3 Save menu item You can save data entered or edited during program use to a file in order to have them available at a later date or to archive them The data is saved without prompting with the name of the current file 5 1 4 Save as menu item You can save data entered during program use to an exist
14. zoom menu item The program works on the principle of What you see is what you get This means that the screen presentation represents overall what you will see on your printer In the last consequence this would mean that the screen presentation would have to be refreshed after every alteration you make For reasons of efficiency and as this can take several seconds for complex screen contents the screen is not refreshed after every alteration If e g after using the zoom function see below only part of the image is visible you can achieve a complete view using this menu item CT x Use current zoom of 1000 24 oel os ol 15 25 40 a Cancel A zoom factor between 0 4 and 8 0 can be entered in the input box By then clicking on Use to exit the box the current factor is accepted By clicking on the 0 4 0 6 etc buttons the se lected factor is used directly and the dialogue box closed It is much simpler however to get a complete overview using Esc Pressing Esc allows a com plete screen presentation using the zoom factor specified in this menu item The F2 key allows screen refreshing without altering the coordinates and zoom factor GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 18 of 30 January 2011 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 6 5 3 7 Zoom info menu item By clicking two diametrically opposed points you can enlarge a section of the screen in order to view details better An information box provides in
15. Copy print area icon A dialogue box opens when the Copy print area icon in the menu toolbar is clicked desc ribing the options available for this function For example using this icon it is possible to either copy areas of the screen graphics and paste them into the report or send them directly to a printer In the dialogue box first select where the copied area should be transferred to Clipboard File or Printer The cursor is displayed as a cross after leaving the dialogue box and keeping the left mouse button pressed the required area may be enclosed If the marked area does not suit your requirements abort the subsequent boxes and restart the function by clicking the icon again If Clipboard was selected move to the MS Word document for example after marking the area and paste the copied graphics using Edit Paste If File was selected the following dialogue box opens once the area has been defined NEM 0x File D Programe GGU Software GGU AT TERBERG Image0 emf generated Rename Delete The default location of the file is the folder from which the program is started and if several files are created the file is given the file name Image0 emf with sequential numbering If the Rename button in the dialogue box is clicked a file selector box opens and the copied area can be saved under a different name in a user defined folder Saving can be aborted by pressing the Delete button If the P
16. Evaluation and visualisation of plastic and liquid limits to German Standard DIN 18122 Part 1 GGU ATTERBERG VERSION 5 Last revision January 2011 Copyright Prof Dr Johann Buf Technical implementation and sales Civilserve GmbH Steinfeld Contents UNN Preface F 2 Licence protection and installation cscesscccscscscssssessecescsssssscsssscssscsessscssscesecsseesee 3 Langage selectii e HA 4 Starting the program eese eese esee esee ee seen setae tasto seta sosta toss toss ease ta seta setas etas se sete sese tuo D 5 Description of menu items eee ee esee essere seen erste see sense ense ease ense ense ense ease ss sese sese Kreesser O RN MOI MEE E 6 5 1 T New menu Item eet ee o Uem eer bt atop mee xd 6 5 1 2 Tad menu ttem iere te tit UR Oe Ore ie de t ee Y e 6 5 1 3 Save men item sss ete E EGER Heec Me Pie eee ea eee dead 6 5S E Save aS menu EE 6 5 1 5 Print simple output table menu em 7 5 1 6 Export to ASCII menu tem 7 5 1 7 Printer preferences menuitem eie atop re Rr ehe E RD 7 5 1 8 Print and export menu itens sasea ra an e ener trennen 8 5 L9 Batch print menuitem aue emeret emp abere e Darren 10 5 1 10 Exit EU 10 5 1711 7152 3 4 menutes ieren r E e E EE C He RHENUS 10 5 2 Editimenu estate D ee 11 5 2 1 Base data menu item nineio dette terrre eroe eive redes 11 5 2 2 Tests menu ltem si o
17. If you select GGU ATTERBERG alg as file name and save the file on the same level as the program the data will be automatically loaded the next time the program is started and need not be entered again If you do not go to File New upon starting the program but open a previously saved file instead the preferences used at the time of saving are shown If subsequent changes in the general preferences are to be used for existing files these preferences must be imported us ing the menu item Graphics preferences Load graphics preferences GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 20 of 30 January 2011 5 4 Output preferences menu 5 4 1 General note The DIN 18122 makes no suggestions for presentation of test results It has become common practice however to use the following presentations e Blow diagram e Text with test results e Consistency e Plasticity range e Plasticity diagram after Casagrande In addition to these elements which are relevant to test evaluation only further elements are also used in the visualisation e Title e Company e Test no etc e Annex and report e Table The output sheet can be completely redesigned using the items in this menu 5 4 2 Page size menu item The default page set up is A4 portrait when the program is started You can edit the page size in the dialogue box GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 21 of 30 January 2011 5 4 3 Texts menu item The default labe
18. The same data are shown on the output sheet in the Water content etc element see Section 5 4 14 GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 12 of 30 January 2011 e Show test data The water content data for the tests will be calculated and displayed together with all input data e g values Forw Back No Blows mf mb ag mt mb g mb g mw g mt g w 1 30 135 00 122 20 87 50 1280 3470 36 83 2 23 12270 111 50 82 00 11 20 28 50 SMER 3 20 124 70 113 20 83 50 11 50 23 70 38 72 4 18 121 40 108 20 74 70 1320 33 50 38 40 5 0 53 50 58 80 54 50 0 70 4 30 16 28 6 0 64 10 53 30 58 30 0 80 4 40 18 18 7 0 64 80 63 90 58 60 0 90 5 30 16 98 The test data can also be shown on the output sheet in table format if the corresponding element is activated see Output preferences Table Section 5 4 15 e IF 2F sa Os 6P By pressing the appropriate button you can edit or check the data for a particular test If only one individual test is entered for liquid limit determination the program will evaluate with the one point method in accordance with German Standard DIN 18122 For this the blow count must be between 15 and 35 Otherwise an error message will appear In the blow diagram only one value is displayed without a best fit line Additionally a note is given in the diagram that this was a one point test The evaluation of the plastic limit is in accordance with the notes in DIN 18122 This states that onl
19. e Function keys sees G German Standard DIN 18122 5 GGUCAD file expont 8 GGUMiniCAD file export esses 9 Graphics integrate using Mini CAD 19 I Installation nte betty 4 K Knowledge Base aocess 26 L Language preferences sess 5 26 Layout output heet 21 Licence protection scsisnniisicrisiiannenies 4 Liquid limit determination with one point method sss 13 15 Manual open as PDF file wo eee eee 26 Margins define sese 22 Marker change preferences 18 Metafile export s csetera 9 Mini CAD file export WW Min CAD use 19 Mouse click functions 2427 Mouse wheel functions ssssosseessoosseeseseeee 27 One point method to German Standard DIN I18122 inni ete 13 NORM B 4411 use designations 11 Output sheet alter position size of individual elements using mouse 23 25 Output sheet change name sss 22 Output sheet edit element 21 Output sheet edit title element 23 Output sheet reset all elements to defaults 25 Output sheet reset individual elements to defaults eee eee Ae teed 23 Page section Cope print cece 20 28 P age size define 5er tacere eee 21 Pagination automatic eere 7 Plastic limit determination with one point method sides odere eere e t
20. e automatically notified about program innovations please register for the Newsletter in our Knowledge Base Go to the following website http kbase civilserve com GGU support menu item This menu item takes to the GGU Software Support area at www ggu software com What s new menu item You will see information on program improvements in comparison to older versions Language preferences menu item This menu item allows you to switch the menus and the graphics from German to English and vice versa To work in German deactivate the two check boxes Dialoge Men s bersetzen trans late dialogues menus und Graphiktexte bersetzen translate graphics Alternatively you can work bilingually e g with German dialogue boxes but with graphic output in English The program always starts with the language setting applicable when it was last ended GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 26 of 30 January 2011 6 Tips and tricks 6 1 Keyboard and mouse You can scroll the screen with the keyboard using the cursor keys and the Page up and Page down keys By clicking and pulling with the mouse with Ctrl pressed you activate the zoom function i e the selected section will fill the screen Furthermore you can use the mouse wheel to zoom in out or scrolling the screen presentation The following mouse wheel functions are available e Mouse wheel up e Mouse wheel down e Ctrl mouse wheel up e Ctrl mouse whee
21. e correct Runtime Kit for the CodeMeter stick must be installed on your PC Upon start up and during running the GGU ATTERBERG program checks that a CM stick is connected If it has been removed the program can no longer be executed For installation of GGU software and the CodeMeter software please refer to the information in the Installation notes for GGU Software International which are supplied with the program GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 4 of 30 January 2011 3 Language selection GGU ATTERBERG is a bilingual program The program always starts with the language setting applicable when it was last ended The language preferences can be changed at any time in the menu using the menu item Spracheinstellung for German or Language preferences for English 4 Starting the program After starting the program you will see two menus at the top of the window e File e After clicking on the File menu a previously entered test can be loaded by means of the Load menu item or a new one created using New An example from DIN 18122 is saved as a file ATTERBER e ztd on the disk The DIN example is unfortunately erroneous The file con tains the corrected version After clicking on File New an empty form in accordance with German Standard DIN 18122 is shown on the screen Five menus now appear at the top of the window e File e Edit e Graphics preferences e Output preferences e After clicking
22. eft margin and the number of rows per page The Header footer button allows you to enter a header and footer text for each page If the symbol appears within the text the current page number will be entered during printing e g Page The text size is given in Pts You can also change between Portrait and Landscape formats e Print pages group box If you do not wish pagination to begin with Z you can add an offset number to the check box This offset will be added to the current page number The output range is defined us ing From page no to page no e Output to group box Start output by clicking on Printer or File The file name can then be selected from or entered into the box 5 1 6 Export to ASCII menu item The test data can be exported to an ASCII file allowing processing in other applications 5 1 7 Printer preferences menu item You can edit printer preferences e g swap between portrait and landscape or change the printer in accordance with WINDOWS conventions GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 7 of 30 January 2011 5 1 8 Print and export menu item You can select your output format in a dialogue box You have the following possibilities e Printer allows graphic output of the current screen contents graphical representation to the WINDOWS default printer or to any other printer selected using the menu item File Printer preferences But you may also select a different printer in t
23. ette 13 Plastic limit determine using machine 12 Plastic limit determine via empirical equation 12 Plasticity diagram edit element 23 Plasticity diagram select standard for visualisation cient dene 11 Plasticity range edit element 24 Print amp raphics seite 8 Print Sectio ege et e 9 20 28 Print several files sseeeeeee 10 Printer preferences s seeseseereeerererrerersreeees 7 8 Program save load preferences 20 Program show improvements Program show information Project data edit element Project data entei dunenie GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 29 of 30 January 2011 R Report number edit element 24 Report number enter Result output table print S Sample data edit element 24 Sample data edit input box texts 122 Sample data enter sse 16 Scroll the screen see 27 Smarticons for menu items 19 Status bar main program activate 19 System show information usse 26 T Table with results edit element 25 Test data display corsenu anve 13 Test data enter as data pairs 15 Test data enter edit 13 Test data export as ASCII file 7 Test data export as result output table
24. f the tool functions can be activated from the normal menu items Zoom out If you have previously zoomed in this tool returns to a full screen display Zoom Zoom With the zoom functions you can zoom in or out of parts of the image by clicking the left mouse button x Undo move object If you have previously edited the position or size of an element on the output sheet F11 or used Output preferences Move objects you can undo the last changement with this tool Ca e Restore move object If you have previously undone a changement you can restore with this tool GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 19 of 30 January 2011 Copy print area Use this tool to copy only parts of the graphics in order to paste them e g to a report You will see information on this function and can then mark an area which is copied to the clipboard or can be saved in a file Alternatively you can send the marked area directly to your printer see Tips and tricks Section 6 3 5 3 8 Load graphics preferences menu item You can reload a graphics preferences file into the program which was saved using the Graph ics preferences Save graphics preferences menu item Only the corresponding data will be refreshed 5 3 9 Save graphics preferences menu item Some of the preferences you made with the menu items of the Graphics preferences menu as well as the inputs using the Edit Company menu item can be saved to a file
25. formation on activating the zoom function and on available options Legend font selection menu item With this menu item you can switch to a different true type font All available true type fonts are displayed in the dialogue box Font size selection menu item You can edit font sizes of texts in mm within the various input areas Mini CAD toolbar menu item Using this menu item you can add free text to the graphics and add lines circles polygons and images e g files in formats BMP JPG PSP TIF etc A pop up menu opens the icons and functions used are described in more detail in the Mini CAD manual provided Toolbar preferences menu item After starting the program a horizontal toolbar for menu items appears below the program menu bar If you would rather work with a popup window with several columns you can specify your preferences using this menu item The smarticons can also be switched off At the bottom of the program window you find a status bar with further information You can also activate or switch off the status bar here The preferences will be saved in the GGU ATTERBERG alg file see menu item Graphics preferences Save graphics preferences and will be active at the next time the program is started By clicking on the tools smarticons you can directly reach most of the program functions The meaning of the smarticons appears as a text box if you hover with the mouse pointer over the tools Some o
26. he following dialogue box by pressing the Printer prefs change printer button ME l Page sizes Output device civil server Lexmark T630 Output device mm 286 y 201 Image mm 420 0 y 297 0 Printer Printer prefs change printer Landscape Output preferences Zoom factor 1 000 Fit to page Page overlap x mm 0 000 Page overlap y mm 0 000 Dutput of 4 pages 2 wide Print pages ii to ER m No of copies Im Cancel In the upper group box the maximum dimensions which the printer can accept are given Below this the dimensions of the image to be printed are given If the image is larger than the output format of the printer the image will be printed to several pages in the above ex ample 4 In order to facilitate better re connection of the images the possibility of enter ing an overlap for each page in x and y direction is given Alternatively you also have the possibility of selecting a smaller zoom factor ensuring output to one page Fit to page button Following this you can enlarge to the original format on a copying machine to en sure true scaling Furthermore you may enter the number of copies to be printed e DXF file allows output of the graphics to a DXF file DXF is a common file format for transferring graphics between a variety of applications e GGUCAD file allows output of the graphics to a file i
27. ing file or to a new file i e using a new file name For reasons of clarity it makes sense to use ztd as file suffix as this is the suffix used in the file requester box for the menu item File Load If you choose not to enter an exten sion when saving ztd will be used automatically GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 6 of 30 January 2011 5 1 5 Print simple output table menu item You can have a result output table of the current test data sent to the printer or save it to a file for further processing using a different program e g a word processing application You will see the following dialogue box for specifying the simple table output r Printer preferences Edt Lad Save Page format Header footer Portrait Font size pts ER C Landscape m Print pages From page no 1 Offset for page number to page no 99 0 m Output to Cancel File e Printer preferences group box Using the Edit button the current printer preferences can be changed or a different printer selected Using the Save button all preferences from this dialogue box can be saved to a file in order to have them available for a later session If you select GGU ATTERBERG drk as file name and save the file in the program folder default the file will be automatically loaded the next time you start the program Using the Page format button you can define amongst other things the size of the l
28. l down e Shift mouse wheel up e Shift mouse wheel down move screen image up move screen image down enlarge screen image zoom in shrink screen image zoom out move screen image right move screen image left If you click the right mouse button anywhere on the screen a context menu containing the princi pal menu items opens Base data Tests General Company Preferences Output sheet By double clicking the left mouse button on output sheet or Mini CAD objects the editor for the selected object immediately opens allowing it to be edited By double clicking output sheet ele ments while holding the Shift key the preferences for the position size and appearance of the element open for editing in the editor 6 2 Function keys Some of the function keys are assigned program functions The allocations are noted after the corresponding menu items The individual function key allocations are e Esc refreshes the screen contents and sets the screen back to your current zoom which has the default value 1 0 This is useful if for example you have used the zoom function to display parts of the screen and would like to quickly return to a complete overview e F1 opens the help file e F2 refreshes the screen without altering the current magnification e F11 activates the menu item Output preferences Move objects GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 27 of 30 January 2011 6 3
29. lling of some output sheet elements can be edited in this menu item s dialogue box Among other things the name of the output sheet can be specified here CT x Heading 1 Consistency limits Heading 2 OO Report Repot Annex annes Rowt esnmber Row 2 Sampling point Row 3 Deph s lt s Row 4 T ype of sampling Row 5 Solype Ss Row 6 Date of sampling Cancel Reset XI XI SI d 4 Your input in rows 1 to 6 of the above dialogue box as well as the input for Report and An nex also represent the designations for the input boxes in the Edit General menu item dia logue box If lines are deactivated in the above dialogue box the corresponding input boxes in the Edit General menu item dialogue box are also deactivated see Section 5 2 5 Use Reset to restore the default labelling settings 5 4 4 Margins menu item In the default program preferences the form is shown with cutting borders For output to an A4 printer a reduction of the printer output is generally necessary as proprietary printers cannot fully cover an A4 page The margin preferences can be defined in the following dialogue box x With borders Left margin mm 21 00 Lower margin mm 4 00 Cancel By deactivating the With borders check box and with an appropriate choice of left and lower margins it is generally possible to create a non reduced printer output It is necessary to also adapt
30. n order to enable further processing with the GGUCAD program Compared to output as a DXF file this has the advantage that no loss of colour quality occurs during export GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 8 of 30 January 2011 e Clipboard The graphics are copied to the WINDOWS clipboard From there they can be imported into other WINDOWS programs for further processing e g into a word processor In order to import into any other WINDOWS program you must generally use the Edit Paste function of the respective application e Metafile allows output of the graphics to a file in order to be further processed with third party soft ware Output is in the standardised EMF format Enhanced Metafile format Use of the Metafile format guarantees the best possible quality when transferring graphics If you select the Copy print area tool from the toolbar you can copy parts of the graphics to the clipboard or save them to an EMF file Alternatively you can send the marked area directly to your printer see Tips and tricks Section 6 3 Using the Mini CAD program module you can also import EMF files generated us ing other GGU applications into your graphics e MiniCAD allows export of the graphics to a file in order to enable importing to different GGU appli cations with the Mini CAD module e GGUMiniCAD allows export of the graphics to a file in order to enable processing in the GGUMiniCAD program e Cancel Printing is
31. pi Rer onmi omae ope e 12 5 2 3 Delete all tests menu 1tem nennen ennt nns 15 5 2 4 Test data input via editor menu item eee ee eeecseeeeceseeeceeceaeceeeeecaeeseeneeseeees 15 5 2 5 General menu Item aoa abet een rH EO apre Ret 16 23 2 6 Company menu Mem ei ee eet reis qe eni nerves 16 5 2 7 Container database menu tem 17 5 3 Graphics preferences menu nin deporte o eoe ert n OR 18 5 3 1 Preferences menu tem 18 5 3 2 Refresh and zoom menu item eee ceceesseeeeecceeeceeeceeceseececeeceseeeeeeaeenaeenaeenes 18 5 33 Zoom info menu Items aito ooo ERR e pte 19 5 3 4 Legend font selection menu tem 19 5 3 5 Font size selection menu tem 19 5 3 6 Mini CAD toolbar menu item sese 19 5 3 7 Toolbar preferences menu item esee 19 5 3 8 Load graphics preferences menu item seeeeseeeeeeeeeeeen eene 20 5 3 9 Save graphics preferences menu tem 20 5 4 O tp t preferences menu nonet Ge e t anor rS OKEE EEEN EE SEET EES 21 24 T General note ii ac rime tr e ERRARE E eee ER e ERE RT 21 54 2 Page size menu Item onere et poe ie eter ei e ede ete Re venae 21 513 Texts menudtemizo ee see ou ree eremo e pd 22 5 4 4 Margins menu teme aiseee aaan RE p obese eto teens 22 5 4 5 Position info menu jem 23 5 4 6 Title change position menu em 23 5 4 7 Plasticity diagram menu item essere ener nre 23 5 4 8 Company menu jem 23 GGU
32. r of rows for input will then be shown If more than 8 containers are defined you can navigate through the list using the Forw and Back buttons If you work with several databases you can save the containers to a database or load a different database using the appropriate buttons The database file is first searched for in the program folder then at the working level and finally in the Windows folder It is generally practical to store the container database in the Windows folder if it is also to be accessed by other GGU laboratory programs If the database file is saved using the default name of GGU Database bh it is auto matically loaded when the program starts This information is also stored behind the Info but ton The containers stored in the database can be accessed in a drop down combo box in the menu item Edit Tests see Page 14 GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 17 of 30 January 2011 5 amp 3 Graphics preferences menu 5 3 1 Preferences menu item After selecting this menu item a dialogue box appears in which you can edit preferences for graphical visualisation Preferences Presentation with v Markers Test number Marker size ER Cancel Activating the corresponding check boxes you decide whether markers or test numbers are to be entered at the blow diagram points If neither of the two check boxes is selected the values will not be marked The marker size is user defined 5 3 2 Refresh and
33. rinter button was pressed in the first dialogue box a dialogue box for defining the prin ter settings opens after marking the area Following this a dialogue box for defining the image output settings opens After confirming the settings the defined area is output to the selected prin ter GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 28 of 30 January 2011 7 Index A American Society for Testing and Materials 11 Annex number edit element 24 Annex number enter ccccccccceeeessseceeeeeeees 16 ASCII export file sese if ASTM select for plasticity diagram 11 B Blow diagram edit element 24 Blow diagram preferences of measure point Presentation sed 18 Borders turn on off sssssssssseeee 22 British Stand rd eie e ree 11 BS 5930 select for plasticity diagram 11 C Clipboard CodeMeter stick Company edit element 23 Company enter address 16 Consistency edit element 24 Consistency evaluate to EN ISO 14688 2 11 Container database edit Container database use Context menu open Copy print are D DIN select for plasticity diagram 11 DXF file en EE 8 DXF file import eese reete nennen 4 E EMP foriiat eire eere he 9 EN ISO 14683 11 F File Joadieawe Font Selection eerte rte Font size defin
34. t boxes to suit your needs Go to the menu item Output preferences Texts see Section 5 4 3 Annex and report menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Annex and report element simply proceed as described there The input for this element can be edited immediately after double clicking on the element or via the menu item Edit General see Section 5 2 5 For this element you also have the option of adapting the texts in front of the input boxes to suit your needs Go to the menu item Output preferences Texts see Section 5 4 3 Plasticity range menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Plasticity range element simply proceed asrange described there Blow diagram menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6 To edit the Blow diagram element simply proceed as described there Consistency menu item Almost exactly the same dialogue box opens with the same preference options as that described in the Output preferences Title change position menu item see Section 5 4 6
35. tency limits to DIN 18122 Part 1 Select between DIN ASTM and British Standard BS 5930 1999 for visualisation of the plasticity diagram Data input is in accordance with conventional WINDOWS operations and can therefore be learned almost entirely without the use of a manual Graphic output supports the true type fonts supplied with WINDOWS so that excellent layout is guaranteed Colour output and any graphics e g files in formats BMP JPG PSP TIF etc are supported DXF files can also be imported by means of the integrated Mini CAD module see the Mini CAD manual The program has been thoroughly tested No faults have been found Nevertheless liability for completeness and correctness of the program and the manual and for any damage resulting from incompleteness or incorrectness cannot be accepted 2 Licence protection and installation In order to guarantee a high degree of quality a hardware based copy protection system is used for the GGU ATTERBERG program The GGU software protected by the CodeMeter copy protection system is only available in conjunction with the CodeMeter stick copy protection component hardware for connection to the PC CM stick Because of the way the system is configured the protected software can only be operated with the corresponding CM stick This creates a fixed link between the software licence and the CM stick copy protection hardware the licence as such is thus represented by the CM stick Th
36. y tests which do not differ in their water content by a maximum of 2 may be evaluated If after this criterion has been applied less than three tests remain for determination of the plastic limit a warning message will be given For machine determination of the plastic limit this warn ing message is suppressed After clicking on New or on the button of an existing test a dialogue box opens for entering or editing test data Test number 1 x Test data Number of blows lt 0 gt plastic limit 30 Wet sample container g 135 00 Dry sample container g 122 20 Container g 84 65 Delete test Show data GGU ATTERBERG User Manual Page 13 of 30 January 2011 The following input or actions can be carried out e Test data group box You first enter the number of blows If you enter a blow count of 0 or a negative value this will designate a test for determination of the plastic limit Otherwise the following data will be used for liquid limit determination Enter the weights of the sample and the container in the remaining input boxes of the group box to determine the water content It is also possible to enter the weight of the test con tainer manually However if you use containers with standard weights for your tests it is recommended to store the weights of the respective containers in a database This saves re peated input by hand The database can be stored using the menu item Edit
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