wearing course
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The aggregates for the wearing course will be selected with the same regard for uniformity and durability that would be the case if they were for the one course pavement.
From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)
His sixteen hours long Saturday has run Its wearing course and weary.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
The wearing course of the mixed macadam is composed of graded broken stone or gravel and a bituminous binder.
From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)
If larger pebbles are allowed in the wearing course, the surface is certain to become rough after a time.
From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)
For the wearing course of the two-course type of pavement, a mixture of the same kind is very often specified.
From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)
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