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Term of the Road Dictionary

soil stabilization

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction Earthworks
  • Definition : Operation which significantly changes (generally in the medium or long term) the characteristics of the soil in a way that renders it stable, particularly with respect to the action of water and frost; it gives a permanent strength that can be measured by methods typical of solid materials.

Bodenverfestigung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Bau Erdarbaiten
  • Definition : Tätigkeit, die die Eigenschaften eines Bodens deutlich so verändert (im Allgemeinen mittel- oder langfristig), dass sie dauerhaft sind, teilweise auch im Hinblick auf Wasser und Frost. Sie bewirkt eine bleibende Festigkeit und kann mit Verfahren geprüft werden, die für feste Materialien üblich sind.
  • Synonyms : Bodenstabilisierung (AT)

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