Patent ID: 7389199

Claim:
A system adapted to determine a dimensional analysis of a construction material sample, said system comprising: at least one sample-interacting device configured to interact with the construction material sample so as to determine at least one surface characteristic thereof; a computer device configured to be capable of receiving the at least one surface characteristic from the at least one sample-interacting device, the computer device being configured to manipulate the at least one surface characteristic by cooperating with the at least one sample-interacting device so as to determine a coordinate system for providing a frame of reference such that information extracted from the at least one surface characteristic is capable of being combined so as to form a three-dimensional representation of the construction material sample, the computer device being further configured to determine the volume of the construction material sample from the three-dimensional representation thereof; and a mass-determining device capable of determining a mass of the construction material sample, the mass-determining device being operably engaged with the computer device such that the computer device is configured to be capable of determining a density of the construction material sample from the mass and the volume thereof.