They were tasked with redesigning abitumentank for road construction.
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A second stylistic distinction was in the frequency of whorls withbitumenpaint.
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Each grid enclosed a 2-m section of thebitumenroad along the top of the dam wall.
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Certain petroleum fractions enter into this broad definition together with certain other complex materials such as shale,bitumen, pitch and even coal or coal derivatives.
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The material did, however, provide good riding quality for rather longer than a standardbitumenmacadam surfacing, but at a higher first cost.
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This aggregate can be used in lightweight insulating concrete and can also be waterproofed withbitumenfor use on flat roofs.
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Thebitumenfelt used for window safes on this housing estate which has been found to be unsatisfactory has been almost entirely replaced.
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It also includes thebitumenwhich has to be imported and, therefore, paid for.
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The widened road would be ofbitumenrather than of concrete.
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This glue usually containsbitumen, supplies of which are insufficient to permit unrestricted exports.
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The price ofbitumenis only one among many factors which influence the overall costs of road construction and maintenance.
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Those of us who have looked into this question realise thatbitumencan be used in place of tar in the making of roads.
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In my own county we are usingbitumento a very large extent.
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Tar has a slightly shorter life—some people will say six or nine months shorter than that ofbitumen.
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Work on unmodified, thermal and blown bitumens is not yet complete.
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