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Term of the Road Dictionary

filled sand

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : 0/2 or 0/4 sand that contains up to 20 % of fines - and sometimes even more -, as opposed to washed sand.

Füllsand

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Sand der Körnung 0/2 oder 0/4, der bis zu 20 % Feinteile – und manchmal auch mehr – enthält im Gegensatz zu gewaschenem Sand.

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