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Record 1 2012-12-14

English

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

A drainage structure installed between the carriageway and the verge to collect water which has infiltrated into the pavement and to prevent the subsurface penetration of water from the verge to the carriageway.

OBS

fin drain: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

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

Dispositif de drainage mis en place à la limite entre la chaussée et l'accotement, destiné à recueillir les eaux s'infiltrant dans la chaussée et à éviter la pénétration sous la chaussée des eaux provenant de l'accotement.

OBS

écran drainant : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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