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Term of the Road Dictionary

plate-bearing test

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Material Testing
  • Definition : Field test designed to determine the bearing capacity of a subgrade soil, a road formation or a pavement by loading a circular plate laid on top of the substrate to be tested and measuring its vertical movement under the load applied.

Plattendruckversuch

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Materialprüfung
  • Definition : Ein Feldversuch zur Bestimmung der Tragfähigkeit eines Untergrundbodens, eines Planums oder einer Befestigung. Er besteht aus einer runden Lastplatte, die auf der Oberfläche einer Unterlage aufgelegt wird, um die vertikale Bewegung unter der Belastung zu prüfen und zu messen.

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