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POLISHED STONE VALUE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
  • Road Construction
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Measurement of the quality of stones with respect to resistance to skidding, a high PSV denoting a high quality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
  • Construction des voies de circulation
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
CONT

la rugosité est une qualité essentielle de la surface des chaussées [...] On distingue la macrorugosité [...] et la microrugosité [...] La microrugosité fait l'objet d'une prévision résultant de la mesure du coefficient de polissage accéléré du granulat employé à la surface de la chaussée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento de carreteras
  • Construcción de carreteras
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
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