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Term of the Road Dictionary

urban porous pavement

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Drainage and Sewerage
  • Definition : Pavement with enough porosity to be able to store rainwater in urban areas. Note: this storage results in lowering peak flow rates and staggering the flow of rainwater to drains.

offenporige städtische Fahrbahnbefestigung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenentwässerung
  • Definition : Ausreichend offenporige Fahrbahnbefestigung, die in der Lage ist, Regenwasser in städtischen Gebieten zu speichern. Die Speicherung bewirkt die Senkung der mittleren Abflussrate und steuert den Abfluss des Regenwassers in Entwässerungsleitungen.
  • Synonyms : durchlässige städtische Fahrbahnbefestigung (AT)