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Term of the Road Dictionary

aggregate size

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : Designation of aggregate in terms of lower (d) and upper (D) sieve sizes (in mm). Note: this designation accepts the presence of some particles which will be retained on the upper sieve (''oversize'') and some which will pass the lower sieve (''undersize'') [CEN].

Korngruppe

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Bezeichnung von Mineralstoffen in Form von unterer (d) und oberer (D) Korngröße (in mm) -- diese Bezeichnung nimmt die Anwesenheit einiger Körner hin, die auf dem oberen Sieb liegen bleiben ("Überkorn") und einige die durch das untere Sieb fallen ("Überkorn") (CEN).

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