ProVAL Users Guide

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3.6

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Profile Viewing and Analysis Software

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The Transtec Group

ProVAL Users Guide

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 7

PROVAL INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. 8

Hardware ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Software ....................................................................................................................................... 8

Installation .................................................................................................................................... 8

Installation Wizard .................................................................................................................... 8

GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................................... 10

Welcome Wizard ........................................................................................................................ 10

Behavior of User Interface ......................................................................................................... 10

Home Screen ............................................................................................................................. 11

File and Project Management .................................................................................................... 12

Add Files .................................................................................................................................... 13

ProVAL-Compatible File Formats .......................................................................................... 13

File Import Wizard .................................................................................................................. 14

Basic Operation .......................................................................................................................... 16

Report Functions ........................................................................................................................ 17

Print to PDF ............................................................................................................................ 19

Export to Excel ....................................................................................................................... 21

Save to Text ........................................................................................................................... 21

Utility Functions .......................................................................................................................... 22

Screenshot Tool ..................................................................................................................... 22

Copy-Table-to-Clipboard Tool ................................................................................................ 22

Options ....................................................................................................................................... 23

General Settings .................................................................................................................... 23

Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 23

Chart Color Templates ........................................................................................................... 24

Chart Controls ............................................................................................................................ 25

Profile Selection ......................................................................................................................... 27

Select Channels ..................................................................................................................... 27

Help and Event Log System ...................................................................................................... 27

Save Logs .............................................................................................................................. 27

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Users Guide .......................................................................................................................... 28

Release Notes ........................................................................................................................ 28

Support ................................................................................................................................... 28

About ...................................................................................................................................... 28

VIEWER .......................................................................................................................................... 29

Profile Selection and Display ..................................................................................................... 29

Viewing Profile Sections............................................................................................................. 30

Profile Rename/Delete/Export ................................................................................................... 30

Show Events .............................................................................................................................. 31

Use Mileposts ............................................................................................................................. 32

Units ........................................................................................................................................... 35

Map ............................................................................................................................................ 35

EDITOR ........................................................................................................................................... 36

Basic........................................................................................................................................... 36

Location Information ............................................................................................................... 36

Milepost-related Inputs ........................................................................................................... 37

Geography.............................................................................................................................. 38

Route ...................................................................................................................................... 38

Events ........................................................................................................................................ 40

Sections ..................................................................................................................................... 41

Information ................................................................................................................................. 43

Filtering....................................................................................................................................... 44

ANALYSES ...................................................................................................................................... 48

Templates .................................................................................................................................. 49

Automated Faulting Measurements (AFM) ................................................................................ 51

Profile Selection ..................................................................................................................... 51

Inputs ...................................................................................................................................... 51

Outputs ................................................................................................................................... 52

Automated Profile Synchronization (APS) ................................................................................. 56

Profile Selection ..................................................................................................................... 56

Inputs ...................................................................................................................................... 57

Outputs ................................................................................................................................... 58

Power Spectral Density (PSD) ................................................................................................... 63

Profile Selection ................................................