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ASPHALT AGGREGATE COMBINATION [4 records]

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Record 1 2019-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
CONT

Hot mix asphalt(HMA) is a combination of approximately 95% stone, sand, or gravel bound together by asphalt cement, a product of crude oil. Asphalt cement is heated aggregate, combined, and mixed with the aggregate at an HMA facility.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

An asphalt in which the volume of the combination of filler and binder substantially exceeds the volume of the voids in the skeleton of the remaining aggregate, to produce an asphalt which may be poured when hot and requires no compaction.

OBS

mastic asphalt: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Mélange de granulats, de fines et de liant, dans lequel les volumes cumulés des fines et du liant dépassent notablement celui des vides du squelette granulaire, ce qui permet sa mise en œuvre par coulage à chaud, sans compactage.

OBS

béton bitumineux coulé; asphalte coulé : termes et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-03-10

English

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

Type SM-1 Asphalt Concrete shall consist of crushed stone, crushed slag, or crushed gravel and fine aggregate, slag or stone screenings or a combination thereof combined with asphalt cement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Bétonnage
DEF

Granulat lourd provenant du concassage du laitier de haut-fourneau refroidi lentement à l'air.

CONT

Réfection de la chaussée rue Edison et rue Lentz. Envergure des travaux : Terrassement coffre : 1200 m³. Laitier concassé 0/50: 2200T. enrobés: 380t. Bordures/pavés : 160 m.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
CONT

The Hot-Mix Paving Industry. Most highways in Canada are surfaced with hot-mix asphalt which is a combination of aggregates uniformly mixed and coated with asphalt(or asphaltum).... a hot-mix asphalt paving plant is used to heat, mix and combine the aggregate and asphalt in the proper proportions to give the desired consistency and strength. After the material is mixed, it is transported to the paving site and spread as a loosely compacted layer with a uniformly smooth surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)

Spanish

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