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US 6,889,103 B2Granted
Systems and methods for realtime determination of asphalt content
AssigneeAtser
InventorsDavid Frederick Martinez, Elias George ElDahdah
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for automating mix design by estimating volumetric properties for one or more mix designs; running one or more tests on the mix design using a gyratory compactor; digitally collecting data for each gyration from the gyratory compactor; selecting an optimum mix based on the gyration data; and testing a sample of the optimum mix using an ignition process.
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A method for automating mix design, comprising:
- estimating volumetric properties for one or more mix designs;
- running one or more tests on the mix design using a gyratory compactor;
- digitally collecting data for each gyration from the gyratory compactor;
- selecting an optimum mix based on the gyration data;
- and
- testing a sample of the optimum mix.
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A method for asphalt mix design, comprising:
- predicting properties associated with a mix of volumetric properties;
- verifying properties of the mix by digitally collecting data for each gyration from a gyratory compactor;
- selecting an optimum mix based on the gyration data;
- testing properties of the optimum mix with an ignition process;
- and
- determining gradation of the optimum mix.
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A system, comprising:
- a gyratory compactor;
- a computer coupled to the gyratory compactor, the computer having computer readable code to estimate volumetric properties for one or more mix designs;
- run one or more tests on the mix design using the gyratory compactor;
- digitally collect data for each gyration from the gyratory compactor;
- and select an optimum mix based on the gyration data;
- and an asphalt content tester coupled to the computer to provide ignition data to test the mix.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.