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anticapillary layer [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
DEF

A protective bottom layer with no fines, designed to prevent capillary rise of water from the subgrade soil or from underlying layers.

OBS

anticapillary layer; dampproof layer: terms and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • damp proof layer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
DEF

Sous-couche de chaussée dépourvue d'éléments fins, empêchant les remontées capillaires d'eau venant du sol ou des couches sous-jacentes.

OBS

couche anticapillaire : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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