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Term of the Road Dictionary

porous pavement

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Drainage and Sewerage
  • Definition : Reservoir pavement constructed and maintained with porous materials in some or all layers of the structure. Note: the voids thus extend from the surface (asphalt, porous concrete or porous blocks) to the subgrade and can store water and/or air and combine water storage and filtering functions with vehicle noise absorption functions.

porige Befestigung

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenentwässerung
  • Definition : Wasserspeicherfähige Befestigung aus porösem Material in einigen oder allen Lagen hergestellt und unterhalten. Die Hohlräume reichen dazu von der Oberfläche (Asphalt, poriger Beton oder porige Steine) bis zum Untergrund. Sie können Wasser und/oder Luft speichern und verbinden die Funktion der Wasserlagerung und -filterung mit derjenigen der Fahrzeuglärmminderung.