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Term of the Road Dictionary

loosening of rock

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction Earthworks
  • Definition : Non-reversible modifications suffered by the rock as a result of the decrease or increase of one or several stresses near an underground cavity.

Felslockerung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Bau Erdarbaiten
  • Definition : Nicht umkehrbare Veränderung, die im Fels als Folge einer oder mehrerer ansteigender oder abnehmender Beanspruchungen in der Nähe eines unterirdischen Hohlraums entsteht.

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