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ASPHALT CEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
  • Cement Industry
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
DEF

A bituminous material consisting of a homogenous mixture of petroleum refinery still bottoms and a fine aggregate used in road building which may be laid over a prepared aggregate or concrete base.

OBS

asphalt cement; asphaltic cement: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Cimenterie
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
OBS

ciment asphaltique; ciment d'asphalte : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de construcción de carreteras
  • Industria del cemento
  • Argamasas y masillas (Construcción)
DEF

Cemento preparado por refinado del petróleo hasta quedar libre de agua y materias extrañas excepto la materia mineral que, de manera natural, está contenida en el asfalto.

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