John Loudon McAdam
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John Loudon McAdam
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John Loudon McAdam was a Scottish civil engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface, using controlled materials of mixed particle size and predetermined structure, that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks. Modern road construction still reflects McAdam's influence. Of subsequent improvements, the most significant was the introduction of tar to bind the road surface's stones together, "tarmac"
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Scottish engineer and road-builder (1756–1836)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Loudon_McAdam
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2024-03-11T06:34:51Z
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