Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for designing and tracking construction material usage by estimating volumetric properties for one or more mix designs; determining an optimum mix based on laboratory data; and field testing a sample of the optimum mix; and tracking and managing construction material usage based on the optimum mix.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2005
Date of Patent:
November 13, 2007
Assignee:
Atser, Inc.
Inventors:
David Frederick Martinez, Elias George ElDahdah
Abstract: A computer-implemented system performs quality control on a construction material mixture includes accessing a server located on a wide-area-network; sending information collected from the material mixture to the server; applying one or more test methodologies to the collected information; generating one or more reports from the test methodologies; and sending the one or more reports to a project manager.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 21, 2001
Date of Patent:
November 30, 2004
Assignee:
ATSER, Inc.
Inventors:
Charles Christian Birkner, Elias George ElDahdah, Heather Ann Kirkland, David Frederick Martinez
Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automating asphalt 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; and selecting an optimum mix based on the gyration data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 24, 2002
Date of Patent:
March 30, 2004
Assignee:
Atser, Inc.
Inventors:
David Frederick Martinez, Elias George Eldahdah