Type of Pavement

In near future, the cost of bitumen will go on increasing. So, various alternates to construct the roads are to be explored. Though concrete roads are one of the good alternates, but still their use is limited. This paper discusses the merits and demerits of all types of pavements construction and proposes their optimum use. Dr Praveen Kumar, Professor, Transportation Engineering Group, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Roorkee. Ankit Gupta, IIT Roorkee. Introduction Development of a country depends on the connectivity of various places with adequate road network. Roads are the major channel of transportation for carrying goods and passengers. They play a significant role in improving the socio-economic standards of a region. Roads constitute the most important mode of communication in areas where railways have not developed much and form the basic infra structure for the development and economic growth of the country. The benefits from the investment in road sector are indirec...