Effect of Climate Change on Flexible Pavements
Dr. Abhishek Mittal, Principal Scientist, CSIR-CRRI New Delhi, discusses the effects of changes in temperature due to climate change on pavements with respect to their material, design, construction, and maintenance.
A long-term shift in temperature and weather patterns is referred to as climate change which may be triggered by variations in the solar cycle. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN body for assessing the science related to climate change, has accused human activities as the primary reason for climate change (IPCC, 2012).