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COLD BITUMINOUS MIXTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

Asphaltic concrete prepared with a relatively light and slow-curing asphalt for placement without heat, which makes it less firm and durable than hot-mixed asphaltic concrete.

CONT

Historically, asphalt has been a road-paving material. ... It can ... be used as a hot or cold mix blended with stone, slag, sand, or gravel aggregates before it is spread on the prepared base.

French

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

Matériau de revêtement routier composé de granulats non chauffés et d'un liant, chauffé lui, de bitume, de goudron ou d'asphalte.

CONT

Dans notre centrale moderne de mélange pour béton bitumeux [...] nous produisons : du mélange d'asphalte, de l'enrobé à froid (DIMAK), des produits spéciaux de l'asphalte, de l'asphalte coulé.

Spanish

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