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Recording samples

Adding samples, SPT blow counts, sample types and import.

The Samples tab records what was recovered and how it connects to laboratory testing.

Adding a sample

Click Add Sample and record the sample reference, its type and its depth — either a single depth or a range.

How samples display

Samples show as cards with their reference, type and depth:

E1 · Environmental at 0.10 m
S1 · Spt at 2.25 m–2.45 m, with blow counts shown underneath as 4,7,4; N=11

For SPT samples the individual blow counts and the resulting N value are recorded together, and both appear on the engineering log.

Sample types

The type you choose controls how the sample is drawn in the samples column of the log — environmental samples, SPT samples and disturbed or undisturbed samples each have their own convention.

Bulk entry

Import brings samples in from a file; CSV exports them.

Connecting to the laboratory

Samples recorded here are the field record. Laboratory testing is tracked separately as a Work Request, where each sample gets its own worksheets. See Laboratory for that workflow.

# Recording samples

The **Samples** tab records what was recovered and how it connects to laboratory testing.

## Adding a sample

Click **Add Sample** and record the sample reference, its type and its depth — either a single depth or a range.

## How samples display

Samples show as cards with their reference, type and depth:

- **E1 · Environmental** at 0.10 m
- **S1 · Spt** at 2.25 m–2.45 m, with blow counts shown underneath as *4,7,4; N=11*

For SPT samples the individual blow counts and the resulting N value are recorded together, and both appear on the engineering log.

## Sample types

The type you choose controls how the sample is drawn in the samples column of the log — environmental samples, SPT samples and disturbed or undisturbed samples each have their own convention.

## Bulk entry

**Import** brings samples in from a file; **CSV** exports them.

## Connecting to the laboratory

Samples recorded here are the field record. Laboratory testing is tracked separately as a **Work Request**, where each sample gets its own worksheets. See **Laboratory** for that workflow.