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Term of the Road Dictionary

presplitting

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction Earthworks
  • Definition : Controlled blasting technique which utilizes closely spaced drill holes and light loads of explosives along the contour, fired with time-delayed charges ahead of the production blast in order to obtain a smooth surface in a rock cut.

Vorspalten

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Bau Erdarbaiten
  • Definition : Kontrollierte Sprengtechnik, bei der nahe beieinander liegende Bohrlöcher und leichte Ladungen von Explosivstoffen entlang einem Umriss verwendet werden, die mit zeitverzögernden Ladungen vor der eigentlichen Arbeitssprengung gezündet werden, um eine glatte Oberfläche in einer Ausschachtung zu erhalten.