Asphalt definition

Asphalt means a dark brown to black cement-like material (solid, semisolid, or liquid in consistency) in which the predominating constituents are bitumens which occur in nature as such or which are obtained as residue in refining petroleum.
Asphalt means the dark-brown to black cementitious material (solid, semisolid, or liquid in consistency) of which the main constituents are bitumens which occur naturally or as a residue of petroleum refining.
Asphalt means a dark brown-to-black, cement-like material obtained by petroleum processing and containing bitumens as the predominant component. It includes crude asphalt as well as the following finished products: cements, fluxes, the asphalt content of emulsions (exclusive of water), and petroleum distillates blended with asphalt to make cutback asphalts.

Examples of Asphalt in a sentence

  • The minimum acceptable depths of granular and asphalt will be as follows: Minimum of 150mm Granular “A” compacted to 100% of material’s Standard Xxxxxxx Maximum Dry Density (SPMDD) Minimum of 50mm compacted depth of HL 3 or HL 3A Surface Hot Mix Asphalt Dropped curb for driveway entrances for each Lot shall be as shown on Schedule “A-1” hereto and shall be on the side of the Lot remote from the water service.

  • Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement: 50 mm compacted depth of hot-mix, hot laid base course asphalt, HL-8 course mix and 40 mm compacted depth of hot-mix, hot laid base course asphalt, HL-4.


More Definitions of Asphalt

Asphalt means a dark-brown to black cementitious material (solid, semisolid, or liquid in consistency) of which the main constituents are bitumens that occur naturally or are a residue of petroleum refining.
Asphalt means a dark-brown to black cementitious material, solid, semisolid, or liquid in consistency, in which the predominating constituents are bitumens that occur in nature as such or that are obtained as residue in refining petroleum.
Asphalt means a dark-brown to black cementitious material which is solid, semisolid, or liquid in consistency and in which the main constituents are bitumens that occur naturally or are obtained as a residue of petroleum refining.
Asphalt means a solid, semisolid, or liquid material, produced by mixing bituminous substances together with gravel, crushed rock or similar materials, and used commonly as a coating or paving.
Asphalt means a dark brown or black solid, liquid or semisolid cementitious material composed primarily of bitumens that occur in nature or are obtained as residue in refining petroleum.
Asphalt means a dark brown or black cementitious material (solid or liquid) of which the main constituents are bitumins that occur naturally or as a residue of petroleum refining.
Asphalt means a dark brown to black bitumen pitch that melts readily and which appears in nature in asphalt beds or is produced as a by-product of the petroleum industry.