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fatigue cracking [2 records]

Record 1 2003-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
DEF

Cracking which occurs in a pavement course because the number of repetitions of tensile strain exceeds the capacity of the course.

OBS

Surface cracking caused by propagation of fatigue cracking in a buried pavement layer is also referred to as fatigue cracking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
OBS

Le bitume utilisé dans les enrobés confère des propriétés viscoélastiques aux revêtements de chaussées. Un bitume ayant les caractéristiques appropriées assure des performances élevées sur le plan de la résistance à l'orniérage, à la fissuration thermique, à la fissuration de fatigue et à l'arrachement; ces caractéristiques contribuent à la réalisation de revêtements sécuritaires, durables et économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale

Spanish

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