Texture (roads)

Texture (roads)

Road surface texture is divided into:
* Microtexture, with wavelengths up to 0.5 mm
* Macrotexture, with wavelengths from 0.5 mm up to 50 mm
* Megatexture (roads),with wavelengths from 50 mm up to 500 mm


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