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Term of the Road Dictionary

reflective cracking

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Road Surface Characteristics
  • Definition : Appearance in the road surface of cracks transmitted from below, owing to the presence of discontinuities (cracks, joints) in the lower courses.
  • Synonyms : crack reflection

Reflektionsriss

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Fahrbahneigenschaften
  • Definition : Eine Erscheinung an der Straßenoberfläche mit von unten durchtretenden Rissen infolge vorhandener Unterbrechungen (Risse, Fugen) in den tieferen Schichten.