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PIARC (World Road Association), founded in 1909 and comprising 125 member governments from all over the world, is the global forum for exchange of knowledge and experience on roads, road transport policies and practices. With consultative status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, the Association is contributing to a stable and sustainable global development of the road and transport sector.

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Term of the Road Dictionary

hoofdspanning

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / Dutch
  • Theme : Wetenschap en techniek Natuur- en scheikunde
  • Definition : Spanning die loodrecht inwerkt op drie vlakken die haaks op elkaar staan en elkaar snijden in één punt in een lichaam, waar de schuifspanningen nul zijn [TERMIUM Plus®/PIARC];

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