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PASSIVE ADHESION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

The capacity of a binder on an aggregate to resist stripping in water or any other physical or chemical element.

OBS

passive adhesion: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Aptitude d'un liant à résister au désenrobage d'un granulat sous l'action de l'eau ou d'un autre élément physique ou chimique.

OBS

adhésivité passive : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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