Create Blank Correction File
File > Open > [enter new .SMP file name]
A sample file must be created even if there is no sample or if the sample is non-porous.
A blank correction file contains analysis data using one of the following:
- Mercury only (a blank run)
- A nonporous sample of the same mass and material as the samples to be analyzed
To be used as a correction file, the blank run should use the same analysis conditions and penetrometer properties as the sample analysis. Therefore, a separate blank correction file should be created for each type of sample and set of analysis conditions to be used. |
No matter which type of blank correction run is used, the procedure is the same (follow the instructions for creating a sample file (even if there’s no sample), then run the analysis. (When the blank file’s sample file is created, select None for correction method.)
- Create the sample file. Enter zero for the sample mass.
- Perform the low and high pressure analysis. See Perform a Low Pressure Analysis and Perform a High Pressure Analysis.
An alternative method for creating the blank correction file is to perform a High Pressure Differential analysis which analyzes the blank and sample simultaneously. See Perform a High Pressure Analysis. |
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