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EAUX FILTRAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-12-14

English

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

A pavement made up of one or more natural or processed materials that have a high porosity and in which interconnected voids allow temporary storage and partial filtering of rainwater.

OBS

reservoir pavement: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

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

Chaussée constituée d’une ou plusieurs couches de matériaux naturels ou industriels à porosité significative et dont les vides communicants permettent un stockage provisoire des eaux pluviales ainsi qu'un filtrage partiel de celles-ci.

OBS

Les chaussées réservoirs sont conçues pour les lotissements à usage industriel ou d’habitation, les centres commerciaux, les [stationnements], les infrastructures aéroportuaires, et peuvent se décliner en 3 types de structures : couche de fondation poreuse, couches de roulement et de fondation poreuses et structure entièrement poreuse.

OBS

chaussée réservoir : terme et définition proposés par l’Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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