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WATER-LIKING AGGREGATE [1 record]

Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
  • Road Construction Materials
CONT

Acidic or siliceous aggregates ... are wetted more easily by water than by asphalt. They are termed hydrophyllic or water-liking, and the term electronegative is now being applied to such aggregates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
OBS

hydrophile : Qualificatif appliqué aux matières colloïdales qui gonflent dans certains liquides.

Spanish

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