Pavement reinstatement

Abstract

A system for processing a pavement reinstatement, the system comprising: a weighing apparatus 502 for measuring a mass of reinstatement material; and a reinstatement apparatus 10 adapted to receive reinstatement dimension information and reinstatement material information and adapted to determine a required reinstatement material mass, whereby to provide a target air voids content of the reinstatement; optionally wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to receive an indication of the mass measured by the weighing apparatus and optionally wherein the indication is a verification of the weighing apparatus having measured the required mass.

1 . A system for processing a pavement reinstatement, the system comprising:
 a weighing apparatus for measuring a mass of reinstatement material; and   a reinstatement apparatus adapted to receive reinstatement dimension information and reinstatement material information and adapted to determine a required reinstatement material mass, whereby to provide a target air voids content of the reinstatement;   optionally wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to receive an indication of the mass measured by the weighing apparatus and optionally wherein the indication is a verification of the weighing apparatus having measured the required mass.   
     
     
         2 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement dimension information includes a length and a width and wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to determine a reinstatement surface area from the length and width. 
     
     
         3 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement dimension information includes reinstatement shape information and one or more dimension values and wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to determine a reinstatement surface area from the reinstatement shape information and the one or more dimension values; preferably wherein the reinstatement shape information is in the form of a shape selection from a shape list, a user input shape schematic, or a photograph. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement dimension information includes one or more depth values; preferably wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to determine a representative depth value from the one or more depth values and wherein the representative depth value is an average depth value or a median depth value. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . A system according to  claim 5 , wherein the reinstatement dimension information includes depth profile information. 
     
     
         8 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to determine one or more of:
 a reinstatement volume, wherein the reinstatement dimension information includes a length and a width and wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to determine a reinstatement surface area from the length and width, and the reinstatement volume from the reinstatement surface area; and a depth value included in the reinstatement dimension information; preferably wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to determine a reinstatement volume further in dependence on an item located within the reinstatement; preferably wherein the item is a lid, a stop tap, a fire hydrant, a meter housing or a drain housing;   a maximum theoretical density from the reinstatement material information; preferably wherein the maximum theoretical density is a representative maximum theoretical density from a range of known maximum theoretical densities; and/or   the target air voids content of the reinstatement from the reinstatement material information; preferably wherein the target air voids content is a representative target air voids content from a range of permitted target air voids contents.   
     
     
         9 .- 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement apparatus determines the required reinstatement material mass from the reinstatement volume. 
     
     
         16 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement apparatus is further adapted to perform one or more of:
 determining an actually used reinstatement material mass based on the mass measured by the weighing apparatus; preferably wherein the reinstatement apparatus is further adapted to receive an indication of an unused portion of the mass measured by the weighing apparatus and to determine the actually used reinstatement material mass further based on the unused portion;   determining an estimated actual air voids content of the reinstatement based on the actually used reinstatement material mass; preferably wherein the reinstatement apparatus is further adapted to provide an indication of whether the estimated actual air voids content falls within a range of permitted target air voids contents;   determining a number of lifts for the reinstatement optionally in dependence on compaction equipment; and/or   dividing the required reinstatement material mass into a number of loads of reinstatement material, optionally in dependence on a maximum load per receptacle.   
     
     
         17 .- 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement comprises a first layer of a first material and a second layer of a second material, and wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to determine a required first reinstatement material mass and a required second reinstatement material mass in order to provide a first target air voids content of the first layer and a second target air voids content of the second layer; preferably wherein the first material is a binder material and the second material is a surface material. 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement apparatus is further adapted to receive further information in relation to the reinstatement; preferably wherein the further information relates to one or more of the following: a pavement type; a road type; a footway type; a reinstatement location; a date; a time; a duration of work; a weather condition; a user identification; site information; a photograph; compaction equipment a compaction procedure; a reinstatement material temperature; a sub-base material; a binder material; a surface material, a binder layer depth; a surface layer depth; a compaction duration; a compaction vibration frequency; and a reinstatement identification. 
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement apparatus and the weighing apparatus comprise communication modules for communicating with each other for transmission of the indication of the mass measured by the weighing apparatus and/or the required reinstatement material mass. 
     
     
         27 . A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a thermometer for measuring a temperature of reinstatement material, wherein the reinstatement apparatus receives an indication of a temperature measured by the thermometer, optionally wherein the indication is a verification of the thermometer having measured a required temperature; preferably wherein the reinstatement apparatus and the thermometer comprise communication modules for communicating with each other for transmission of the indication of the temperature measured by the thermometer.   
     
     
         28 . (canceled) 
     
     
         29 . A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a compaction measurement system for measuring compaction information, wherein the reinstatement apparatus receives compaction information measured by the compaction measurement system, optionally wherein the information is a verification of the compaction measurement system having measured a required compaction; preferably wherein the reinstatement apparatus and the compaction measurement system comprise communication modules for communicating with each other for transmission of the compaction information measured by the compaction measurement system. 
     
     
         30 . (canceled) 
     
     
         31 . A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a measuring apparatus for determining dimension information, wherein the reinstatement apparatus receives dimension information determined by the measuring apparatus, preferably wherein the reinstatement apparatus and the measuring apparatus comprise communication modules for communicating with each other for transmission of the dimension information determined by the measuring apparatus. 
     
     
         32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reinstatement identification tag for identifying the reinstatement preferably wherein the reinstatement identification tag is an RFID tag for embedding in the reinstatement. 
     
     
         34 . (canceled) 
     
     
         35 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reinstatement apparatus is further adapted to transmit a record of the reinstatement to a data store; preferably wherein a reinstatement identification tag for identifying the reinstatement, and the reinstatement tag is an RFID tag for embedding in the reinstatement provides a unique identifier of the reinstatement in the record. 
     
     
         36 . (canceled) 
     
     
         37 . A system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a data store adapted to receive a record of the reinstatement; preferably wherein the data store is adapted to receive a query in respect of a reinstatement and to provide information in relation to the reinstatement on the basis of the record; more preferably wherein the system further comprises an auditing apparatus adapted to submit a query in respect of a reinstatement to the data store and to receive information in relation to the reinstatement. 
     
     
         38 .- 39 . (canceled) 
     
     
         40 . Reinstatement apparatus for processing a pavement reinstatement, wherein the reinstatement apparatus is adapted to receive reinstatement dimension information and reinstatement material information and adapted to determine a required reinstatement material mass in order to provide a target air voids content of the reinstatement. 
     
     
         41 . A system comprising a receptacle for receiving reinstatement material and a weighing apparatus for measuring a mass of reinstatement material received in the receptacle,
 optionally wherein the weighing apparatus is adapted to provide an indication of the mass measured by the weighing apparatus,   optionally wherein the weighing apparatus is adapted to receive an indication of a required reinstatement material mass,   optionally wherein the weighing apparatus comprises a communication module for communicating with a reinstatement apparatus (optionally according to  claim 1 ) for receiving an indication of a required mass and/or for submitting an indication of the mass measured by the weighing apparatus.   
     
     
         42 .- 44 . (canceled) 
     
     
         45 . A method of processing a pavement reinstatement, the method comprising determining a required reinstatement material mass from reinstatement dimension information and from reinstatement material information in order to provide a target air voids content of the reinstatement. 
     
     
         46 . (canceled)