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Term of the Road Dictionary

fines

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : Aggregate size passing a standard test sieve ranging between 0.06 and 0.08 mm, depending upon the country (e.g. 0,063 mm in European standardization and 0,075 mm in the United States).

Feinkorn

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Sehr kleine Körner (z. B. fallen sie in Deutschland und der Schweiz durch ein 0,06-mm Sieb, in den USA durch ein 0,075-mm-Sieb, in Frankreich durch ein 0,08-mm-Sieb).
  • Synonyms : Feinanteile

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