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Term of the Road Dictionary

master curve

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Material Testing
  • Definition : Composite curve representing the complex modulus of a viscoelastic heat-sensitive material (such as a bituminous binder or mixture), constructed from the values of this modulus at different temperatures and frequencies by shifting the results along the frequency axis by a factor called the ''shift factor''.

Masterkurve

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Materialprüfung
  • Definition : Zusammengesetzte Kurve, die den komplexen Modul eines viskoelastischen, hitzeempfindlichen Materials (wie eines bituminösen Bindemittels oder Gemisches) beschreibt. Sie wird aus den Kennwerten dieses Moduls bei verschiedenen Temperaturen und Frequenzen konstruiert, indem die Ergebnisse entlang der Frequenzachse entsprechend einem Faktor verschoben werden, der "Verschiebungsfaktor'' genannt wird.