Flexible Pavement Distresses- A Case Study
| Author(s) | : | Akash Mehta, Dr. L.B. Zala, Prof. Amit A.Amin |
| Institution | : | Final Year Student, M.E. Transportation System Engineering, B.V.M College of Engineering, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat |
| Published In | : | Vol. 2, Issue 5 — May 2015 |
| Page No. | : | 932-938 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
The integral development of India is highly influenced by the development of highways. Flexible pavementsform considerable part of the highways because of the comparatively low construction cost involved. But the flexiblepavement deteriorates at faster rate, due to various distresses, shortening the service life. Periodic upkeep andmaintenance are needed for the preservation of these roads.In the present paper, five road segments of SH-60 between Samarkha and Lingda in Anand district were selected. Thelength of each study segments is taken as 1 km. The main distresses observed were alligator cracks, longitudinalcracks, potholes, patching, ravelling, and rutting. The distresses observed are in terms of their extent or theirmeasurements. The distresses that are observed in current study were due to the inability of the road to satisfy thedemands of traffic and also due to environment.
Akash Mehta, Dr. L.B. Zala, Prof. Amit A.Amin, “Flexible Pavement Distresses- A Case Study”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 5, pp. 932-938, May 2015.
