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Term of the Road Dictionary

geosynthetic

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Geosynthetics
  • Definition : Product, at least one of whose components is made from a synthetic or natural polymer, in the form of a sheet, a strip, or a three-dimensional structure, used in contact with soil and/or other materials in geotechnical and civil engineering applications [ISO 10318-1].
  • Abbreviation : GSY

geosynthetisch

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Geosynthetische Produkte
  • Definition : Ein synthetisches Material, das in geotechnischen und bautechnischen Anwendungen verwendet wird. Die geotechnische Familie umfasst Geotextilien, Geogitter, Geonetze und Geomembranen.