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cutback asphalt [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Road Construction Materials
  • Road Maintenance
DEF

Bitumen whose viscosity has been reduced by the addition of a relatively volatile flux. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

cut-back bitumen: term standardized by BSI and ISO.

OBS

cutback asphalt: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • cut-back

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Entretien des routes
DEF

Bitume dont on a réduit la viscosité en lui ajoutant un solvant assez volatil. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

bitume fluidifié : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et par l'ISO.

OBS

bitume fluidifié : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Asfaltos de petróleo
  • Materiales de construcción de carreteras
  • Mantenimiento de carreteras
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