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Term of the Road Dictionary

rate of compaction

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Construction General Items
  • Definition : Ratio between the dry density measured on site and a reference density.

Verdichtungsgrad

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Bau Allgemeines
  • Definition : Das Verhältnis zwischen dem auf einer Baustelle gemessenen Trockenraumgewicht und einer Referenzdichte.

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