Method of determining a dimension of a sample of a construction material and associated apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus adapted to determine at least one macroscopic surface characteristic of a roadway surface material, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one material-interacting device and computer device configured to;
(a) interact with the roadway surface material in situ for determining at least one surface dimension measurement thereof; and
(b) manipulate the at least one surface dimension measurement so as to determine at least one of a macro texture characteristic and a micro texture characteristic of the roadway surface material,wherein the at least one material-interacting device is configured to determine the at least one surface dimension measurement of the roadway material using a light for interacting with the roadway surface material and the computer device is configured to be capable of determining a representative surface dimension from a plurality of the at least one surface dimension measurement;
wherein the roadway surface material is an exposed surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus for determining a dimension of a construction material is provided. At least one material-interacting device is configured to interact with the construction material so as to determine at least one surface characteristic thereof. A computer device is configured to be capable of receiving the at least one surface characteristic from the at least one material-interacting device, and to manipulate the at least one surface characteristic so as to form a multi-dimensional representation of the construction material. The computer device is further configured to determine the surface or volume characteristic of the construction material from the multi-dimensional representation thereof. By determining the mass of the construction material, the density of the construction material can be provided. An associated method is also provided.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus adapted to determine at least one macroscopic surface characteristic of a roadway surface material, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one material-interacting device and computer device configured to; (a) interact with the roadway surface material in situ for determining at least one surface dimension measurement thereof; and (b) manipulate the at least one surface dimension measurement so as to determine at least one of a macro texture characteristic and a micro texture characteristic of the roadway surface material, wherein the at least one material-interacting device is configured to determine the at least one surface dimension measurement of the roadway material using a light for interacting with the roadway surface material and the computer device is configured to be capable of determining a representative surface dimension from a plurality of the at least one surface dimension measurement; wherein the roadway surface material is an exposed surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of determining at least one macroscopic surface characteristic of a roadway surface material, comprising:
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interacting with the roadway surface material in situ with at least one material-interacting device for determining at least one surface dimension measurement thereof; manipulating the at least one surface dimension measurement for determining at least one of a macro texture characteristic and a micro texture characteristic of the roadway surface material; using a light to interact with the roadway surface material for determining the at least one of a macro texture characteristic and a micro texture characteristic of the roadway surface material; and determining a representative surface dimension from a plurality of the at least one surface dimension measurement; wherein the roadway surface material is an exposed surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus adapted to determine at least one macroscopic surface characteristic of a roadway surface material, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one material-interacting device configured to be moved relative to the roadway surface material and computer device configured to; (a) interact with the roadway surface material in situ for determining at least one surface dimension measurement thereof; and (b) manipulate the at least one surface dimension measurement so as to determine at least a macro surface characteristic of the roadway surface material, wherein the at least one material-interacting device is configured to determine the at least one of a macro texture characteristic and a micro texture characteristic of the roadway surface material using at least one of sound, ultrasound, light, physical contact, and radiation for interacting with the roadway surface material and the computer device is configured to be capable of determining a representative surface dimension from a plurality of the at least one surface dimension measurement; wherein the roadway surface material is an exposed surface. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of determining at least one macroscopic surface characteristic of a roadway surface material, comprising:
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interacting with the roadway surface material in situ with at least one material-interacting device for determining at least one surface dimension measurement thereof; and manipulating the at least one surface dimension measurement for determining at least one of a macro texture characteristic and a micro texture characteristic of the roadway surface material with at least one sample-interacting device using at least one of sound, ultrasound, light, physical contact, and radiation and determining a representative surface dimension from a plurality of the at least one surface dimension measurement; wherein the roadway surface material is an exposed surface. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus adapted to determine at least one macroscopic surface characteristic of a roadway surface material, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one material-interacting device configured to be movable relative to the roadway surface material and computer device configured to; (a) interact with the roadway surface material in situ for determining at least one surface dimension measurement thereof; (b) manipulate the at least one measurement so as to determine at least a macro texture characteristic of the roadway surface material; and (c) determine a representative surface dimension from a plurality of the at least one surface dimension measurement; wherein the roadway surface material is an exposed surface. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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