Paver block or Paving block is one of the most popular flexible surface treatment options for exterior pavement applications. These blocks are aesthetically pleasing, comfortable to walk on, extremely durable and easy to maintain.
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Road Studs – Types, Requirement, and Placement
The road studs are retro-reflective supplements used in the road to improve visibility at night time and adverse weather conditions. Road studs serve the purpose of speed arrestor before junction/crossings/end of the flyover section wherein road crashes are prevalent. In ...
7 Types of Road Markings as per IRC-35
Road markings are a psychological barrier and an important component of a highway, which function in guiding and controlling the traffic. It also channelizes the pedestrians and cyclists movement into a safe location ensuring smooth and orderly flow of traffic ...
Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement – Characteristics, Construction, and Comparison
Continuously reinforced concrete pavement is a jointless concrete pavement continuously reinforced throughout the pavement length in the longitudinal direction to control cracking without the aid of weekend transverse joint. CRCP has all the good features of concrete pavement such as ...
What are Road Humps? Features and Classes
Road Humps are traffic calming devices that help in controlling the speed of the vehicles. The geometry of road humps affects the degree of discomfort experienced by the road users along with the speed controlling effect. Road humps are also ...
Bitumen Extraction Test
Bitumen Extraction Test is used to determine the percentage of bitumen content present in the asphaltic pavement by cold solvent extraction. The properties of flexible pavement such as durability, compatibility, and resistance from defects bleeding, raveling, and aging of flexible pavement ...
Types of Base for Pavement Construction
The construction of the base or sub-base for the pavement construction is dependent on the type of base chosen and the equipment available. In this article, some of the top base and subbase layers used for pavement construction are explained. ...
What are the Components of Highways?
The basic components of the highway are the road width, cross slope, pavement, road margins, traffic separators, and curbs. These geometric elements are designed and influenced by the psychology of the driver, the characteristics of the vehicle and the traffic ...