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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 ................................................