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Definition of Road surface
1. Noun. The paved surface of a paved roadway.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Road Surface
Literary usage of Road surface
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"of care should be taken in preparing a road surface for oil. To secure the best
results, the surface should be smooth, free from dust and loose material, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"... especially when trucks are used ; (5) By the pressure on the road surface due
to the weight of the vehicle and horses- Second, the forces of nature, ..."
3. A Text Book of the Physics of Agriculture by Franklin Hiram King (1907)
"Slope of the road surface—Fn order to have quick, complete surface drainage it
is necessary to so arch the face as to make a road twelve feet wide three ..."
4. A Text Book of the Physics of Agriculture by Franklin Hiram King (1899)
"Slope of the road surface.—In order to have quick, complete surface drainage it is
... If the road surface is left uneven, or is permitted to become so, ..."
5. Engineer Field Manual...: I. Reconnaissance. II. Bridges. III. Roads. IV by United States War Dept (1912)
"Drainage of the road surface takes care of the water which falls on the ...
The compacting or consolidation of the road surface reduces the rate of ..."
6. Biennial Report by Michigan State Highway Dept (1912)
"It is well to sprinkle in the afternoon and apply the bitumen the next morning,
after the water has been absorbed by the road surface, but before the ..."
7. Report by Illinois Highway Commission (1913)
"As is well known, the stability or strength of a macadam road surface to resist
the action of traffic depends entirely on the mechanical locking together ..."
8. American Highway Engineers' Handbook by Arthur Horace Blanchard (1919)
"In such cases the road surface has been wet and rolled and then the surface of
the road broken up for a depth of about 1 in and a coat of light asphaltic ..."
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