Gradation test — A gradation test, or sieve analysis, is a commonly used procedure in civil engineering that measures the size distribution, or gradation, of an aggregate, such as sand, crushed rock, or clay. A gradation test is performed on a sample of aggregate … 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
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
Asphalt — Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Natural bitumen from the Dead sea … Wikipedia
Gravel — For other uses, see Gravel (disambiguation). Gravel (largest fragment in this photo is about 4 cm) … Wikipedia
dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a … Universalium
Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… … Universalium
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Stucco — or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a coating for walls and ceilings and for decoration. Stucco may be used to cover less visually appealing… … Wikipedia
sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… … Universalium
Slave craton — which is one of the oldest dated rock units on Earth at 4.03 Ga. The crust of the Slave craton is thought to have amalgamated during a 2.69 Ga collision between a proto Slave western basement complex, known as the Central Slave Basement Complex,… … Wikipedia