The present invention discloses a system and process for producing a variety of dry mix construction and ancillary construction materials (DMC) with improved structural properties. The said system and process employs a material classification unit (204) that classifies at least one of plurality of raw materials (A, B, . . . N) based on their particle size and physical properties. These classified raw materials are stored separately in material handling compartments (260) and are selected according to the construction grade requirements of the end user. The invention further involves the use of a material selection unit (210) which controls the functioning of various components of present invention. The said system and process also provides an easy means of reutilization of industrial waste products like fly ash, blast furnace slag to produce a variety of construction and ancillary construction materials.

A mixing system and method. The mixing system includes a mixer configured to mix a dry component into a fluid to generate a slurry, one or more pumps coupled with the mixer and configured to deliver the fluid thereto, and a manifold system coupled to the mixer and the one or more pumps. The manifold system includes one or more valves configured to direct the slurry from the mixer. The mixing system is operable in a first mixing mode to mix a first type of the slurry, and the mixing system is operable in a second mixing mode to mix a second type of the slurry. The manifold system is configured to prevent inert mixing of the first and second types of the slurry.

A mixing system and method. The mixing system includes a mixer configured to mix a dry component into a fluid to generate a slurry, one or more pumps coupled with the mixer and configured to deliver the fluid thereto, and a manifold system coupled to the mixer and the one or more pumps. The manifold system includes one or more valves configured to direct the slurry from the mixer. The mixing system is operable in a first mixing mode to mix a first type of the slurry, and the mixing system is operable in a second mixing mode to mix a second type of the slurry. The manifold system is configured to prevent inert mixing of the first and second types of the slurry.

A vehicle includes a chassis, a drum assembly, and a control system. The drum assembly includes a drum configured to receive drum contents including at least one of ingredients and a mixture and a drive system coupled to the drum. The drive system is configured to rotate the drum to agitate the drum contents. The control system is configured to receive delivery data for the drum contents; receive at least one initial property of the drum contents; predict a delivery property for the drum contents based on the delivery data and the at least one initial property; receive en route data including at least one of mixture data, environment data, and GPS data; and update the predicted delivery property for the drum contents based on the en route data.

A disclosed structural and light concrete includes a binding matrix and light aggregates. The binding matrix has a volume fraction from approximately 20% to approximately 50% of a concrete total volume and include: (1) a Portland Type I, II, III, IV or V cement or a mixture thereof, in a dose of at least 100 kg/m3 of concrete; (2) supplementary cementitious materials in a proportion of up to 4 times by volume of Portland cement; (3) a water component having a volume fraction relative to cement and supplementary cementitious materials in a range from approximately 0.2 to approximately 0.7; and (4) a maximum volume fraction of calcium hydroxide (CH) of approximately 10%. The light aggregates correspond to a volume fraction a range from approximately 30% to approximately 80% of the total concrete volume. Properties include increased compression resistance, decreased density, lower thermal conductivity and higher quotient of density resistance.

A disclosed structural and light concrete includes a binding matrix and light aggregates. The binding matrix has a volume fraction from approximately 20% to approximately 50% of a concrete total volume and include: (1) a Portland Type I, II, III, IV or V cement or a mixture thereof, in a dose of at least 100 kg/m3 of concrete; (2) supplementary cementitious materials in a proportion of up to 4 times by volume of Portland cement; (3) a water component having a volume fraction relative to cement and supplementary cementitious materials in a range from approximately 0.2 to approximately 0.7; and (4) a maximum volume fraction of calcium hydroxide (CH) of approximately 10%. The light aggregates correspond to a volume fraction a range from approximately 30% to approximately 80% of the total concrete volume. Properties include increased compression resistance, decreased density, lower thermal conductivity and higher quotient of density resistance.

Disclosed are dosing methods for mitigating the deleterious effect of clays, which are born or conveyed by sand aggregates, crushed rock, gravel, and other aggregates used in the manufacture of concrete, upon the dosage efficiency of cement dispersants added into concrete. Instead of introducing the entire cement mitigation agent (CMA) into the aggregate material before or during batching in the mix plant in a singular, upfront dose, the present invention comprises administering a clay mitigation agent (CMA) on at least two instances in a mixer, wherein at least 21%-100% of the total CMA added into the concrete is added after initial batching of water, cement binder, and clay-bearing aggregates to form the concrete slurry in the mixer during the transit portion of the delivery between initial batching at the mix plant and the pour event at the job site.

An aggregate bin heater assembly having a bin for receiving aggregate therein and a plurality of fluid inlets supported at vertically spaced apart elevations relative to the bin for distributing a heating fluid into the aggregate within the bin, further includes a control system for controlling distribution of the heating fluid. A pressure sensor associated with at least an uppermost one of the fluid inlets so as to be arranged to sense pressure within the bin at the respective elevation. A controller determines a low pressure condition if the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is lower than a prescribed normal pressure. A valve associated with the uppermost one of the fluid inlets shuts off the flow of heating fluid to the uppermost one of the fluid inlets responsive to determination of the low pressure condition by the controller.

An aggregate bin heater assembly having a bin for receiving aggregate therein and a plurality of fluid inlets supported at vertically spaced apart elevations relative to the bin for distributing a heating fluid into the aggregate within the bin, further includes a control system for controlling distribution of the heating fluid. A pressure sensor associated with at least an uppermost one of the fluid inlets so as to be arranged to sense pressure within the bin at the respective elevation. A controller determines a low pressure condition if the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is lower than a prescribed normal pressure. A valve associated with the uppermost one of the fluid inlets shuts off the flow of heating fluid to the uppermost one of the fluid inlets responsive to determination of the low pressure condition by the controller.

A method includes acquiring, by one or more processing circuits, en route data as a vehicle travels from a first location to a second location, and predicting, by the one or more processing circuits, a delivery property for the contents based on the en route data. The en route data includes content data regarding a current property of contents being transported by the vehicle, environment data regarding an environmental characteristic external to the vehicle, and GPS data regarding at least one of a travel distance, a travel time, traffic information, or a road parameter between the first location and the second location.