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Term of the Road Dictionary

mastic asphalt

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Mixed Materials
  • Definition : Asphalt in which the volume of the combination of filler and binder substantially exceeds the volume of the voids in the skeleton of the remaining aggregate, to produce an asphalt which may be poured when hot and requires no compaction [CEN].

Gussasphalt

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Gemischtes Material
  • Definition : Asphalt, bei dem das Volumen von Bindemittel und Füller zusammen das Volumen der Hohlräume im verbleibenden Mineralstoffgerüst wesentlich übersteigt, womit ein Asphalt hergestellt wird, der heiß gegossen werden kann und keine Verdichtung erfordert (CEN).
  • Synonyms : Asphaltmastix