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Term of the Road Dictionary

buckling

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Road Surface Characteristics
  • Definition : Localized upward movement of a slab occurring usually at a transverse joint or crack or at a weak spot of the pavement.
  • Synonyms : blowup

Knicken

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Fahrbahneigenschaften
  • Definition : rtlich begrenzte Aufwärtsbewegung einer Platte, die üblicherweise an einer Querfuge oder einem Riss oder einem schwachen Stelle der Fahrbahnbefestigung auftritt.
  • Synonyms : Krümmung / Stauchung / Blow-up / Aufwölbung (AT)

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