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CRUSHED STONE PAVING [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
DEF

An exterior paving made of bitumen cement mixed with crushed stone.

OBS

macadam: designation officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group and the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Empierrement des chaussées avec des granulats durs et anguleux, répandus puis compactés au rouleau compresseur [...]

OBS

macadam : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción de carreteras
DEF

Pavimiento de piedra machada y prensada con el rodillo.

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Record 2 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
DEF

The earth or fill immediately below a paving base course, such as a layer of crushed stone below a layer of asphalt concrete.

OBS

If this course is directly beneath the surface course of a rigid pavement, it is also called a base course.

OBS

subbase: term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Couche d'une chaussée, située directement sur la forme ou, le cas échéant, la sous-couche.

OBS

couche de fondation : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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