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MACADAM [2 records]

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 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

The broken stone used in a macadamizing.

French

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

[...] granulats [...], morceaux de roche de calcaire dur, de porphyre ou de laitier concassés en éléments d'environ 5 cm [utilisés dans la fabrication des chaussées dites macadam].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de construcción de carreteras
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