More than 90%
of all roads nowadays have been asphalted according to the recent reviews by Axis Capital Group in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Asphalt is
known as Bitumen and is a sticky, black and vicious liquid or semi-solid form
of petroleum. In addition to being smooth, durable, safe, and quiet, asphalt is
the most versatile pavement material. Pavement structures can be designed to
handle any load, from passenger cars to heavy trucks. Surface mixes can be
customized to absorb noise, to reduce splash and spray during rainstorms, and
even to help treat rain water.
Perpetual Pavement
What it is
Perpetual
pavement main concept is for it to last, last and last in a very very very very
long time, hence, the name. Perpetual Pavement combines the well-documented
smoothness and safety advantages of asphalt with an advanced, multi-layer
paving design process that with routine maintenance extends the useful life of
a roadway.
Perpetual
pavement ranges from the thinnest and thickest asphalt. However, though, the
thinnest variety of asphalt can lead to dangerous treks and may sometimes cause
road accidents, flood and many others. Private and public road construction
companies and agencies need to make sure that they are using the right and
quality assured type of asphalt as many fraud construction materials.
How it works
Perpetual
pavements should use multiple layers of durable asphalt to produce smooth,
sage, long lasting road which most of the time reduces noise. The pavement design begins with a strong, yet
flexible bottom layer that resists tensile strain caused by traffic, and thus
stops cracks from forming in the bottom of the pavement.
A Perpetual
Pavement provides a durable, safe, smooth, long-lasting roadway without
expensive, time-consuming, traffic-disrupting reconstruction or major repair.
Major advantages
When scheduled
surface restoration is performed, Perpetual Pavements can be maintained easily
and cost-effectively without removing the road structure for reconstruction,
saving time and money while keeping motorists happy.
Asphalt is
even recyclable, providing further cost savings and environmental benefits.
United States of America saves $1.6 billion in recycling asphalt every year.
Asphalt has a
proven safety record as a driving surface, offering stronger visual contrast
with center stripes and other markings. Additional advantages can include
reduced noise, reduced splash and spray, and greater skid resistance.
Many motorists
have complaints on the traditional road construction that is why many
construction companies and agencies in many countries prefer to put asphalt in
road construction. With the use of Perpetual Pavement, workers would even have
to waste time maintaining cracked roads and could focus more on building new
ones.
The use of
perpetual pavement doesn’t stop engineers in concocting another method in
improving road construction through the use of asphalt.
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