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Sodium Silicate
Sodium Silicate: Water glass, used in sealing permeability channels.
Softening Point: The temperature at which bitumen reaches an arbitrary
degree of softness, usually determined by the ring and ball test method.
Softening Point (Ring and Ball): The temperature at which a disk of the
material, contained in a ring, undergoes a standard deformation caused by
the weight of a ball under standardized test conditions.
Software Programs: Computer programs; the list of instructions that tell a
computer how to perform a given task or tasks. Some software programs are
designed and written to monitor and control municipal water a ...