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POROUS PAVEMENT [6 records]

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Record 1 2014-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
CONT

Water retention pavements are porous asphalt or concrete based pavements, which have a sub-layer that consists of water retentive materials that absorb moisture and then evaporate it through capillary action when the pavement heats up.

French

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

Les chaussés à pouvoir de rétention d'eau [...] sont en fait des chaussées bitumineuses poreuses dont les vides sont remplis de matériaux rétenteurs d'eau. Ce type de chaussée réduit la température grâce au mécanisme d'évaporation, car l'eau capte la chaleur des environs lorqu'elle s'évapore, ce qui entraîne une baisse de température.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

A reservoir pavement constructed and maintained with porous materials in some or all layers of the structure.

OBS

porous pavement : term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Chaussée réservoir construite et entretenue avec des matériaux poreux ou drainants affectés à une partie ou à l'ensemble des couches de la structure.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

A pavement made up entirely or partially of porous materials avoiding the harmful consequences of water trapped in the structure.

OBS

self-draining pavement: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Chaussée constituée en tout ou partie de matériaux drainants ou poreux permettant de s'affranchir des conséquences dommageables des eaux d'interface piégées dans la structure.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Design
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

A pavement with enough porosity to be able to store rainwater in urban areas.

OBS

urban porous pavement : term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception des voies de circulation
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Chaussée dont la porosité est telle qu'elle permet le stockage temporaire de l'eau de pluie en milieu urbain.

OBS

chaussée poreuse urbaine : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
CONT

The project included a study tour to Germany and the Netherlands to evaluate new opportunities of reducing noise at close hand. The results achieved in the Netherlands with low-noise road pavement known as 2-layer self draining porous asphalt are particularly interesting.

Key term(s)
  • self-draining

French

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

Se dit d'un revêtement routier ou autre suffisamment poreux pour absorber l'eau de pluie et l'évacuer de la surface.

CONT

[...] on utilise le bitume pour construire des autoroutes et des pistes d'aéroports, pour protéger de la corrosion les dessous de voitures et les tuyaux de pipelines, pour créer de nouveaux revêtements auto-drainants pour les courts de tennis et les pistes d'athlétisme.

CONT

Routes [...] Citer les différents types de revêtements (bi-couche, enrobé, béton, auto-drainant) [...]

CONT

[...] un système de pavés autodrainants; [...]

Key term(s)
  • pavé autodrainant
  • revêtement auto-drainant

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
  • Airport Runways and Areas
CONT

The porous friction course consists of an open-graded, bituminous surface course composed of mineral aggregate and bituminous material, mixed in a central mixing plant, and placed on a prepared surface.... This friction course is deliberately designed not only to improve the skid-resistance but to reduce aquaplaning incidence by providing a "honeycomb" material to ensure a quick drainage of water from the pavement surface direct to the underlying impervious asphalt. The porous friction course is able, because of its porosity and durability, to maintain over a long period a constant and relatively high wet friction value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport

Spanish

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