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TARMACADAM [7 records]

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Record 1 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

Road construction material in the form of crushed stone coated with tar, bitumen, or asphalt.

Key term(s)
  • tarmac
  • tarred macadam

French

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

Matériau enrobé de goudron, utilisé en couche de surface des chaussées.

DEF

Matériau de revêtement des chaussées, composé de granulats de minéraux concassés (macadam), enrobés dans un liant hydrocarboné (émulsion de goudron).

OBS

tarmacadam : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts
  • Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
  • Road Construction Materials
CONT

tarmacadam or coated macadam : A road material consisting of stone coated with tar or a tar-bitumen mixture. It has very little fine aggregate and a high proportion of voids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes
  • Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Liant hydrocarboné obtenu en mélangeant 4 à 5 p. 100 de goudron aux brais de pétrole destinés aux usages routiers.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment
  • Concrete Construction
OBS

Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in subheading 2517 10 2517 20 00 (ZZ).

OBS

Tarmac Ltd commenced the manufacture of Tarmacadam from slag in 1903 and was the pioneer of this type of production.

Key term(s)
  • tarmacadam from slag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Bétonnage
CONT

Concassé et criblé, [le laitier brut] fournit des granulats pour macadams et enrobés (tarmacadam de laitier)

OBS

Macadam de laitier, de scories ou de déchets industriels similaires, même comprenant des matières citées dans le n° 2517 10 2517 20 00(ZZZ).

OBS

macadam : (du nom de l'ingénieur écossais McAdam). À l'origine, simple empierrement des chaussées avec des granulats durs et anguleux, répandus puis compactés au rouleau compresseur. [...] De nos jours, le macadam est lié par une projection superficielle de bitume fluide (tarmacadam).

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
DEF

A road or runway surfacing of broken stone which has been covered with tar, spread in a layer of uniform thickness and well rolled. Two layers are usually applied, the upper one being of stone of smaller size.

DEF

A waterproof surface whose stones are bound together by tar, bitumen or asphalt, as distinct from waterbound macadam.

Key term(s)
  • tarred macadam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
CONT

Les deux hommes poursuivirent leur route en silence. Le tarmacadam ne changeait pas. Il collait toujours à la semelle.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
  • Petroleum Asphalts
DEF

A pavement similar to tarmacadam but having asphaltic binder in place of tar.

French

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

Matériau pierreux, dur, concassé, enrobé de liant hydrocarboné à base de bitume.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Processing
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
OBS

Tarmacadam. A road material consisting of stone coated with tar or a tar-bitumen mixture. It has very little fine aggregate and a high proportion of voids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration et mise en œuvre des matériaux
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
DEF

Recouvrir d'une enveloppe protectrice la surface d'un agrégat.

OBS

Enrobage. Dépôt d'un liant (bitume, résine, etc.) à la surface d'agrégats.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elaboración y colocación de materiales
  • Argamasas y masillas (Construcción)
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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Equipment

French

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

Spanish

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