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frost-resistant pavement [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
DEF

A pavement composed of frost-resistant materials, thick enough to prevent any reduction in bearing capacity during freeze-thaw cycles in a given winter season.

OBS

frost-resistant pavement: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
DEF

Chaussée constituée de matériaux peu sensibles au gel et d'épaisseur suffisante pour éviter des variations de portance du sol de fondation sous l'effet du gel/dégel lors d'un hiver de référence.

OBS

chaussée hors gel : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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