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Term of the Road Dictionary

joint

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction General Items
  • Definition : A line separating two structural components and the seal of the interstice; or a cut or interruption made in a structure to allow differences in movement or behaviour between parts.

Fuge

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Bau Allgemeines
  • Definition : Eine Linie, die zwei Baukomponenten trennt und die Abdichtung des Zwischenraums, oder ein Schnitt oder eine Unterbrechung, die in einem Bauwerk vorgenommen werden, um Unterschiede in Bewegung und Verhalten zwischen den Teilen zu ermöglichen.