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RESHAPING [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
DEF

An operation aimed (either by planing off or adding materials) at restoring the initial profile of a pavement (either longitudinal or, more often, transverse profile) or at improving the profile.

OBS

reshaping: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
DEF

Opération visant (par rabotage ou par apport de matériaux) à restituer à la chaussée son profil primitif (en long, mais surtout en travers) ou à lui donner un profil amélioré.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento de carreteras
DEF

Operación que pretende (mediante fresado o con aporte de materiales) restituir el perfil primitivo de la calzada (el longitudinal, pero sobre todo el transversal) o mejorar el perfil.

OBS

reperfilado: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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