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Term of the Road Dictionary

rutting test

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Material Testing
  • Definition : Laboratory test used in mix design to determine the depth or rate of flow rutting under a standard load that rolls to and fro over an asphalt mixture at a fixed temperature for a specified number of cycles.
  • Synonyms : wheel tracking test

Spurbildungsversuch

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Materialprüfung
  • Definition : Ein Laborversuch, der bei der Planung von Gemischen verwendet wird, um die Tiefe oder Rate der sich entwickelnden Spurrinne unter einer Standardlast zu bestimmen, die über das Asphaltgemisch bei einer festen Temperatur über eine bestimmte Zahl von Zyklen hin und her rollt.

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