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Term of the Road Dictionary

geomembrane

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Geosynthetics
  • Definition : Factory-assembled structure of geosynthetic materials in the form of a sheet in which the barrier function is essentially fulfilled by polymers [ISO 10318-1].
  • Abbreviation : GBR-P
  • Synonyms : polymeric geosynthetic barrier

Geomembran

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Geosynthetische Produkte
  • Definition : Dünner, flexibler geosynthetischer Film, der besonders unter Beanspruchung im Gebrauch undurchlässig für Flüssigkeiten ist, der verwendet wird, um bestimmte Baukörper vor Wasserzutritt zu schützen oder um Wasser auf bestimmte Teile eines Baukörpers zu beschränken. Hierzu zählen auch bitumenhaltige Geomembranen.