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Bituminous Binder Course

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Definition

Bituminous layer between the base course and the wearing course.

Class kind
component
Abstract
no
Depth
2
Origin
reference source
Ontology
engineering-reference-book.highway v0.1.0
Aliases
DBM, Dense Bituminous Macadam, Binder Course
Abbreviations
DBM
Last changed
7/27/2026, 2:50:06 PM

Identification

Positive labels
Bituminous Binder Course, DBM, Dense Bituminous Macadam, Binder Course
Negative labels
Visual features
Min identity clues
2

Evidence

Preferred views
pavement_detail, pavement_layer_schedule
Evidence types
view, detail, schedule, note, dimension, level, section_callout
Source trace required
yes

Measurements (4)

NameSymbolUnitRequired
WidthWmrequired
ThicknessTmmrequired
LengthLmrequired
Bitumen Gradebitumengradeoptional

Relationships (1)

BOQ items (1)

Item codeFormulaResultUnit
highway.pavement.binder_course.volumeW * T * Lvolumem3

Validation

Blocking if missing
yes
Human review allowed
yes
  • no_evidence_no_number
  • retain_document_page_bbox_and_evidence_id
  • do_not_mix_drawing_revisions
  • do_not_average_conflicting_values
  • prefer_explicit_labels_over_shape_only
  • match_plan_profile_and_cross_section_when_applicable

Provenance

Basis
taxonomy_spec
Project values included
no
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Children (0)

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