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Term of the Road Dictionary

frost-resistant pavement

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Environment Climate and Geography
  • Definition : Pavement composed of frost-resistant materials, thick enough to prevent any reduction in bearing capacity during freeze-thaw cycles in a given winter season.
  • Synonyms : frost-proof pavement

frostresistente Befestigung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Umwelt Klima und Geographie
  • Definition : Eine aus frostsicherem Material zusammengesetzte Befestigung, die dick genug ist, um jegliche Verringerung der Tragfähigkeit während der Frost/Tauzyklen einer vorgegebenen Winterperiode zu verhindern.