roadstone
Crusite path material
Roadstone is crusite stone or gravel used in constructing and surfacing roads.
The term appears mainly in British English and in technical contexts related to civil engineering and construction: The quarry supplies roadstone for highway projects.
Combined sum total
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- macadamCrushed stone paving
- chippingsSmall broken stone pieces
- ballastShip stability material
hardcore · slag · clinker · basalt · granite · quartzite · dolerite · gneiss
Petroleum-based paving material
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- macadamCrushed stone paving
- binderDevice securing loose pages
tar · emulsion · penetration · texture · smooth · coated · unbound · sealed
Act of removing
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- blastingExplosive material removal
drilling · excavation · quarry · stockpile · processing · washing · sizing · loader
Resistance to wear
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- strengthPower to exert force
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- porosityVoid space density
flakiness · elongation · weathering · grading · angularity · shape · cleanliness · soundness
Foundation beneath a surface
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- layingPutting down horizontally
- spreadingExtending over space
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
grader · binding · stabilization · foundation · bedding · leveling · capping · fill
aggregate
Combined sum total
ballast · hardcore · slag · clinker · basalt · granite · quartzite · dolerite · gneiss · flint
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
binder · tar · emulsion · penetration · texture · smooth · coated · unbound · sealed · blacktop
extraction
Act of removing
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- gradingAssigning marks to work
blasting · drilling · excavation · quarry · stockpile · processing · washing · sizing · loader · dumper
durability
Resistance to wear
porosity · flakiness · elongation · weathering · grading · angularity · shape · cleanliness · soundness
subbase
Foundation beneath a surface
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- layingPutting down horizontally
- spreadingExtending over space
roller · grader · binding · stabilization · foundation · bedding · leveling · capping · fill · backfill
roadstonegemstone
Ornamental cut mineral
precious stone · ornamental stone · decorative stone · polished marble · tumbled stone
roadstonenatural stone
Unmanufactured geological material
fieldstone · bedrock · living rock · boulders
road, stone, roads, roadway, roadside, roadhouse, roadwork, roadbed, stones