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2. Pavement milling - Wikipedia

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   The drum consists of scrolls of tool holders. [2] The scrolls are positioned around the drum such that the ground pavement is moved toward the center and can be loaded onto the machine's conveyor belt. [2] The tool holders can wear out over time and can be broken if highway structures like manholes are encountered while milling. [2]

3. Sett (paving) - Wikipedia

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   A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, [1] is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided horses' hooves with better grip than a smooth surface, they are now encountered more usually as decorative stone paving in ...

4. Paver (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   A paver (road paver finisher, asphalt finisher, road paving machine) is a piece of construction equipment used to lay asphalt concrete or Portland cement concrete on roads, bridges, parking lots and other such places. It lays the material flat and provides minor compaction.

5. Tamper (tool) - Wikipedia

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   Vibratory plate compactors are the lightest and best for smaller projects, while heavy-duty plate compactors exert the most force and work well for large-scale projects, such as paving. A handheld tamper is a small compactor that utilizes static force , which is when only the dead weight of the equipment and pressure the operator applies to it ...

6. Desert pavement - Wikipedia

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   The removal of small particles by wind does not continue indefinitely, because once the pavement forms, it acts as a barrier to resist further erosion. The small particles collect underneath the pavement surface, forming a vesicular A soil horizon (designated "Av").

7. Permeable paving - Wikipedia

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   Permeable paving demonstration Stone paving in Santarém, Portugal. Permeable paving surfaces are made of either a porous material that enables stormwater to flow through it or nonporous blocks spaced so that water can flow between the gaps. Permeable paving can also include a variety of surfacing techniques for roads, parking lots, and ...

8. Macadam - Wikipedia

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   Laying Telford paving in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, in 1908. Thomas Telford, born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, [3] was a surveyor and engineer who applied Tresaguet's road building theories. In 1801 Telford worked for the Commission of Highland Roads and Bridges. He became director of the Holyhead Road Commission between 1815 and 1830. Telford ...

9. Roof cleaning - Wikipedia

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   One safe and effective means to clean a roof is an electric agricultural sprayer system, as originally developed in Florida, USA in the early 1990s. [6] The equipment is used to apply a cleaning solution (typically containing bleach) that kills the algae, bacteria, mold, mildew, moss, fungus and other organic organisms growing on the roof.