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Term of the Road Dictionary

inverted pavement

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction Flexible and Semi-Rigid Pavements
  • Definition : Structure composed of one or more bituminous courses on a layer of untreated granular material (approximately 12 cm), that is laid on a subbase layer in cement-bound aggregate.

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