Computerized laboratory information management system

• US 6,826,498 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2001
• Issued: 11/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Atser Research Technologies Incorporated (Atser)
• Original Assignee: Atser
• Inventors: ElDahdah, Elias George, Birkner, Charles Christian, Kirkland, Heather Ann, Martinez, David Frederick
• Primary Examiner(s): Barlow, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): PRETLOW, DEMETRIUS R
• Application Number:
  US09/814,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20020138220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,350 Days
• Field of Search: 702/81, 702/84, 702/127
• US Class Current: 702/84
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/42 Road-making materials G01N33/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

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.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to perform quality control on a pavement construction material mixture, comprising:

accessing a server located on a wide-area-network;

sending information collected from the pavement construction 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.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising applying aggregate test methodologies.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the aggregate test methodologies include one or more of the following:

Los Angeles Abrasion;

Soundness Test;

24 Hours Water Absorption Sand Equivalent;

Unit Weight and Voids in Aggregate;

Specific Gravity, Water Absorption and Moisture; and

Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregate.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising applying soil test methodologies.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the soil test methodologies include one or more of the following:

Soil Liquid, Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index;

Material in Soil Finer Than #200 Sieve;

Moisture and Density of Soil-Aggregate In-Place by Nuclear Method;

Moisture Content;

Specific Gravity of Soil;

Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil;

Sieve Analysis; and

Compaction Test.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising applying asphalt test methodologies.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the asphalt test methodologies Include one or more of the following:

Extraction;

AES300 Emulsion Test; and

ARA-1 Rejuvenate Agent.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising applying asphalt mix test methodologies.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the asphalt mix test methodologies include one or more of the following:

Ignition Test;

Actual Specific Gravity;

Theoretical Maximum (Rice) Specific Gravity;

Tensile Strength Ratio;

Marshall Stability;

Hveem Stability and Voids Calculation.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising applying concrete mix rest methodologies.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the concrete mix test methodologies include one or more of the following:

Unit Weight, Yield, Air Content of Mix;

Flexural Strength;

Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens; and

Air Content.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising statistically comparing test results in determining pay factor adjustments and material acceptance.

13. A system for performing quality control on a pavement construction material mixture, comprising:

a wide-area-network;

one or more client computers coupled to the wide-area-network, each client computer adapted to collect information relating to the pavement construction material mixture properties; and

a server coupled to the wide-area network, 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.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising means for applying aggregate test methodologies.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the aggregate test methodologies include one or more of the following;

Los Angeles Abrasion;

Soundness Test;

24 Hours Water Absorption Sand Equivalent;

Unit Weight and Voids in Aggregate;

Specific Gravity, Water Absorption and Moisture; and

Clay Lumps and Friable Particles in Aggregate.

16. The system of claim 13 further comprising means for applying soil test methodologies.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the soil test methodologies include one or more of the following:

Soil Liquid, Plastic Limit and Plasticity Index;

Material in Soil Finer Than #200 Sieve;

Moisture and Density of Soil-Aggregate In-Place by Nuclear Method;

Moisture Content;

Specific Gravity of Soil;

Unconfined Compressive Strength of Cohesive Soil;

Sieve Analysis; and

Compaction Test.

18. The system of claim 13, further comprising means for applying asphalt test methodologies.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the asphalt test methodologies include one or more of the following:

Extraction;

AES300 Emulsion Test; and

ARA-1 Rejuvenate Agent.

20. The system of claim 13, further comprising means for applying asphalt mix test methodologies and means for applying concrete mix test methodologies.