Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Currently, most state department of transportation (DOT) material test results are reported on a micro scale and paper-filed. Each material lot is assessed separately for compliance, penalties, etc. All the test result reports are manually generated, distributed, and filed away individually. The filing processes of approving projects, preparing reports of material test results, and searching relevant closeout paper-documents are quite labor intensive and time-consuming. An intranet-based electronic filing system was developed (Laboratory Information Management System abbreviated as LIMS) to replace the current paper-based filing system. In order for proper implementation a mission statement was first developed, based on which the Laboratory Information Management System was formulated. This system consists of three major components; namely the database (MS SQL based), administrative management interface, and database-driven web application. The input to the database is through either the administrative management interface or the database-driven web application. The administrative management interface provides access to the following program functions: general project information, personnel information, material information, and other administrative tasks such as edit/review lab reports. The pilot scale database-driven web application of LIMS currently contains all the necessary forms for three major construction materials; namely, concrete, soils, and asphalt plus the closeout forms required by the Federal Highway Administration. LIMS will be evaluated by the New Jersey DOT as a pilot version for possible future implementation.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nj.gov/transportation/business/research/reports/FHWA-NJ-2004-010.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.nj.gov/transportation/business/research/reports/FHWA-NJ-2004-010-TB.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark

  National Center for Transportation and Industrial Productivity
  Newark, NJ  United States  07102-1982

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Research, 1035 Parkway Avenue, P.O. Box 600
  Trenton, NJ  United States  08625-0600

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Meegoda, Jay N
  • Tang, Chi
• Publication Date: 2008-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 29p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Asphalt; Concrete; Database management systems; Databases; Information management; Intranet; Laboratory tests; Materials tests; Soils
• Identifier Terms: New Jersey Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Electronic files
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01122646
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-NJ-2004-010
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 25 2009 4:38PM