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Term of the Road Dictionary

geotextile-related product

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Geosynthetics
  • Definition : Planar, permeable, polymeric (synthetic or natural) material used in contact with soil and or other materials in geotechnical and civil engineering applications, which does not comply with the definition of a geotextile [ISO 10318-1].

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