asphalt pavement

collocation in English

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asphalt
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæs.fɔːlt/us
/ˈæs.fɑːlt/
a black, sticky substance, often mixed with small stones or sand, that forms a strong surface when it ...
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pavement
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeɪv.mənt/us
/ˈpeɪv.mənt/
UK
a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people ...
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(Definition ofasphaltandpavementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Open-weave glass fiber grids are used to reinforceasphaltpavement.
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Generally consisting of larger grade aggregate, spread and compacted to provide a stable base for further layers of aggregates orasphaltpavement.
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In addition, the freeway was planned with a thickerasphaltpavementthat was largely impervious to water.
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It had one runway designated 14/32 with a 2,539 by 40 feet (774 x 12 m)asphaltpavement.
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It has two runways: 13/31 is 4210by75 ft with anasphaltpavement; 1/19 is 2034by120 ft with a turf surface.
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It has one runway: 06/24 is 4,529 by 70 feet (1,380 x 21 m) with anasphaltpavement.
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It has two runways: 15/33 is 3400by60ft m with anasphaltpavement; 8/26 is 2825by100ft m with a turf surface.
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Runway 17/35 has a 4,190 x 50 ft (1,277 x 15 m) treatedasphaltpavement.
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It has one runway: 17/35 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) with anasphaltpavement.
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For example, reducing overloading on anasphaltpavementor improving drainage can prevent crocodile cracking in many cases.
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Bonded whitetopping uses thicknesses of two to six inches bonded to theasphaltpavementand is divided into two types, thin and ultrathin.
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Theasphaltpavementand terminal building were completed in 1989, and there were scheduled flights in 19891996.
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It was designed under strict safety-related technical specifications, including updated hard shoulders in either direction and high quality skid-resistantasphaltpavement, dense lighting and fencing.
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In fact, there were holes in theasphaltpavement.
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Slowly moving vehicles stress the road over a longer period of time, increasing ruts, cracking, and corrugations in theasphaltpavement.
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It has one runway designated 7/25 with a 4,500 by 75 ft (1,372 x 23 m)asphaltpavement.
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It has two runways: 04/22 with anasphaltpavementmeasuring 4531x98 ft and 11/29 with a grass surface measuring 1542x98 ft.
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It has one runway designated 10/28 with a 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m)asphaltpavement.
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It reopened about a year later with anasphaltpavement, retaining its one-lane status in order to preserve the community's historic charm.
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It has one runway: 04/22 is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) with anasphaltpavement.
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