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Term of the Road Dictionary

cementitious fly ash

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : Fly ash produced by power stations burning lignite with a high free lime content. Note: it does not therefore require the addition of any further lime to enable it to set when mixed with water.
  • Synonyms : class C fly ash (US)

hydraulische Flugasche

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Flugasche, die in Kraftwerken erzeugt wird, die Braunkohle mit einem hohen Gehalt freien Kalks verbrennen. Sie erfordert deshalb keinen Zusatz von zusätzlichem Kalk, um sie in die Lage zu versetzen abzubinden, wenn sie mit Wasser gemischt wird.