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Term of the Road Dictionary

restricted thickness pavement

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Design Geometry
  • Definition : Pavement structure in which the total thickness is bounded by two mandatory levels, for example the upper level of a gravity rainwater collector under the structure, and housing threshold levels at the surface.

dickenbegrenzte Befestigung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Entwurf Geometrie
  • Definition : Eine Fahrbahnbefestigung, bei der die Gesamtdicke durch zwei vorgeschriebene Höhen gebunden ist, zum Beispiel die untere Grenze durch einen schwerkraftgebundenen Regenwassersammler unter der Befestigung und die Höhe einer Wohnungseingangsschwelle an der Oberfläche.