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Term of the Road Dictionary

high-modulus asphalt 2

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Mixed Materials
  • Definition : Stiff asphalt mixture bound with modified bitumen, used as a base or subbase material in new construction or in the reconstruction of heavily trafficked roads.

hochfester Asphalt

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Gemischtes Material
  • Definition : Ein steifes, mit modifiziertem Bitumen gebundenes Asphaltgemisch, das in neue Konstruktionen als Binder- oder Tragschichtmaterial oder bei der Grunderneuerung von Schwerverkehrsstraßen verwendet wird.