Manage Database Projects and Trials

The following controls, located on the Projects Page, are used to select and manage eLCAP projects and project trials in the eLCAP  database.

A eLCAP "project trial" or just trial, is a specification of a pavement project that can be used for a LCA Analysis (or Balance). A eLCAP project trial contains data items such as:

•The start and end location of the pavement project on a route (begin and end postmiles for Caltrans projects and project length for Local Agency projects)

•Traffic loading, e.g., truck load distribution group (a WIM station)

•Climate zone

•Pavement structure, e.g., layer type, material, layer thickness, etc.

eLCAP collects any number of project trials into a a "project" for management purposes. In this way, you can have different configurations, e.g., a 2-layer system, a 3-layer system, different layer materials, etc., for a given roadway project, all collected into a single eLCAP project for easy management and logical organization.

eLCAP creates a default project with one default trial when you first login. You use the controls below to change the default project and trial names and add an appropriate description for both.

You can add any number of additional projects with any number of trials.

The following is a description of the project-related controls:

•Loaded Project dropdown - used to select a eLCAP project

•A note (in blue) to indicate if the currently loaded project is on the Caltrans highway system or a Local Agency project

•Edit Project button - used to edit the selected eLCAP project

•Add Project - used to add a new eLCAP project

•Delete Project - used to delete the selected CalME project (eLCAP prevents you from deleting all projects)

•Save Project As - used to make a copy of the selected eLCAP project, including all of its trials

The following is a description of the trial-related controls:

•Loaded Trial - used to select a trial contained in the selected eLCAP project

•Save Trial As - used to make a copy of the selected trial that will be added to the list of trials in the selected eLCAP project

•Trial Title hyperlink - used to edit atrial

•Delete button - used to delete a trial

The question mark in the blue circle in the upper-right of the control group allows you to get help on the controls (this topic).

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