Asphalt concrete — Asphalt concrete. As shown in this cross section, many older roadways are … Wikipedia
asphalt — ► NOUN ▪ a dark tar like substance used in surfacing roads or waterproofing buildings. DERIVATIVES asphaltic adjective. ORIGIN Greek asphalton … English terms dictionary
asphalt — asphaltic, adj. asphaltlike, adj. /as fawlt/ or, esp. Brit., / falt/, n. 1. any of various dark colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures. 2. a similar substance that… … Universalium
asphalt concrete — noun A material often used for road surfacing, composed of a hard, granular material such as crushed stone combined with asphalt as a binder. (Often abbreviated as asphalt.) … Wiktionary
asphalt — [ asfalt, əlt] noun a dark bituminous pitch occurring naturally or derived from crude oil, used in surfacing roads or as waterproofing in building. verb surface with asphalt. Derivatives asphaltic adjective Origin ME: from Fr. asphalte, based on… … English new terms dictionary
asphalt — n. & v. n. 1 a dark bituminous pitch occurring naturally or made from petroleum. 2 a mixture of this with sand, gravel, etc., for surfacing roads etc. v.tr. surface with asphalt. Derivatives: asphalter n. asphaltic adj. Etymology: ME, ult. f. LL… … Useful english dictionary
Stone mastic asphalt — was developed in Germany in the 1960 s, Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) provides a deformation resistant, durable surfacing material, suitable for heavily trafficked roads. SMA has found use in Europe, Australia, the United States, and Canada as a… … Wikipedia
TexSys — [http://pavements.ce.utexas.edu/TexSys/ TexSys] is a web based application serving as a Texas Expert System for the selection of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). TexSys is the product of a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) study, TxDOT Project 0… … Wikipedia
roads and highways — ▪ transportation Introduction traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major… … Universalium
Edmonton municipal election, 1954 — The 1954 municipal election was held October 13, 1954 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided seven plebiscite questions. No… … Wikipedia
Edmonton municipal election, 1955 — The 1955 municipal election was held October 19, 1955 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council (William Hawrelak was acclaimed for a third term as mayor) and six trustees to sit on the public school board (Amby Lenon, Andre Dechene … Wikipedia