Containerized system for mixing dry additives with bulk material

A method, comprising:

• receiving a portable container of bulk material on a first bay of a support structure;
• receiving a portable container of dry additive on a second bay of the support structure;
• feeding bulk material from the portable container of bulk material directly to a first outlet location via a gravity feed outlet coupled to the first bay;
• transferring dry additive from the portable container of dry additive to a second outlet location along a first routing path having a surge bin configured to retain the dry additive until a desired amount is ready for release to the second outlet location for mixing with the bulk material;
• and
• mixing the bulk material from the first outlet location with the dry additive from the second outlet location in a predetermined concentration;
• wherein the bulk material is fed along a second routing path which does not include the surge bin.

A method of controlling an amount of dry additive dispensed from a portable container, comprising:

• receiving a portable container of bulk material on a first bay of a support structure;
• receiving a portable container of dry additive on a second bay of the support structure;
• feeding bulk material from the portable container of bulk material directly to a first outlet location via a first gravity feed outlet coupled to the first bay:
• feeding the dry additive from the portable container of dry additive to a conveying device via a second gravity feed outlet coupled to the second bay;
• moving the dry additive to a surge bin via the conveying device, wherein the surge bin is located at a second outlet location, and wherein the surge bin is coupled to a discharge end of the conveying device;
• measuring, by a control system, an amount of dry additive received within the surge bin from the conveying device;
• releasing, by the control system, a prescribed amount of dry additive from the surge bin to the second outlet location;
• and
• mixing the bulk material from the first outlet location with the dry additive from the second outlet location in a predetermined concentration;
• wherein the bulk material is fed along a routing path not including the surge bin.