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wearing course

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wearing course
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) the top layer of a road that carries the traffic; road surface Also called carpet, topping
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This report takes a phased approach to answer this deceptively simple question, basing answers on studies of wearing courses of road pavements and on two innovative materials, epoxy asphalt and high performance cementitious materials.
Long-life surfaces for busy roads by SciTech Book News
Natratex uses a specially formulated clear binder to form a fully bonded natural aggregate wearing course that is long lasting and low maintenance.
Beautiful solution by Green Places
30pm to allow Highways Agency contractor W S Atkins to lay a wearing course on the A445 Leamington road.
Busy road junction closed for repairs by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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