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Term of the Road Dictionary

marginal material

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : Material which is not wholly in accordance with the standard specifications in use in a country or region for highway materials but which can be used successfully, either under special climatic conditions or following progress in construction techniques or treatment to enhance its properties.

geringerwertiges Material

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Nicht vollständig in Übereinstimmung mit den Anwendungsvorschriften in einem Land oder einer Region für normale Straßenbaumaterialien stehendes Material, das jedoch erfolgreich entweder unter bestimmten Bedingungen aufgrund klimatischer Merkmale oder neuer Fortschritte in der Straßenbautechnik oder als Bestandteil einer besonderen Behandlung verwendet werden kann.