PAVEMENT

JAY T. CABUNAS, CE, MSCE, MP, ME-1

TWO TYPES OF PAVEMENT
• RIGID PAVEMENT
• FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
RIGID PAVEMENT
RIGID PAVEMENT
• Have high flexural rigidity and are able to transmit load into wide areas
• Thicker compare to flexural pavement.
• Good areas in areas with relatively weak soil and inadequate support,
or areas exposed to heavy rainful which can wear down flexible
pavement,
RIGID PAVEMENT
STRUCTURE:
PAVEMENT = 8 - 12 in.
BASE = 4 - 8 in.
SUBBASE = 4 – 8 in.
RIGID PAVEMENT

BASE COURSE – Composed of a crushed

stone, crushed slag and other materials.
SUBBASE COURSE – intermediate support
for the pavement structure with function
practically the same with the base course.
SUBGRADE - the native material
underneath a constructed road, pavement
or railway track
TYPES OF RIGID PAVEMENT
1. Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP)
TYPES OF RIGID PAVEMENT
2. Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP)
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
 FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
Flexible pavement is composed of a bituminous
material surface course and underlying base and
subbase courses. The bituminous material is more
often asphalt whose viscous nature allows
significant plastic deformation.
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
PRIME COAT
- Application of Low viscosity
asphalt to granular base in
preparation for the initial layer . It
penetrates the layer below, plugs
the voids, and provide bonding
between the layers.
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
TACK COAT
- A Thin coating of Tar or asphalt applied before the surface course to
provide proper bonding with the binding course.

Binder Course
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
SEAL COAT
- A Thin coating for asphalt-based pavements that act as protection to
increase the durability of the surface course. It also provides water-
proofing can increase frictional resistance of the pavement

Surface Course