Increasing life expectancy of road pavements

The objective of this paper is to present the most important factors that contribute to the quality and good life expectancy of road pavements. An overview of American and European research dealing with pavement maintenance issues, as related to the design, construction technology, material selectio...

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Published inGrađevinar (Zagreb) Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 515 - 522
Main Authors László Gáspár, Zsolt Bencze
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Croatian Association of Civil Engineers 01.07.2020
Subjects
flexible pavements
long-life pavements
pavement lifespan
rigid pavements
semi-rigid pavements
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Summary:The objective of this paper is to present the most important factors that contribute to the quality and good life expectancy of road pavements. An overview of American and European research dealing with pavement maintenance issues, as related to the design, construction technology, material selection, and improvement of pavement properties, is provided in the paper. Some future trends relating to the extension of life-expectancy of pavements are also presented.
ISSN:0350-2465
1333-9095
DOI:10.14256/JCE.2644.2019