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Term of the Road Dictionary

consolidation

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction Earthworks
  • Definition : Progressive decrease in the bulk volume of a soil, due to the elimination of water between particles when submitted to constant pressure.

Setzung2

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Bau Erdarbaiten
  • Definition : Fortschreitende Abnahme des Massevolumens eines Bodens, bedingt durch den Austritt von Wasser zwischen den Partikeln unter der Einwirkung ständigen Drucks.