Engineering Measures for Pothole Prevention
Roads, pavements, and other paved surfaces have depressions in them called potholes which are caused by a variety of conditions. They not only present a serious risk to traffic and pedestrians, but also necessitate expensive repairs by local governments and municipalities. A Ramesh, and K Sitaramanjaneyulu present the main causes of pothole development and the engineering solutions for preventing them.
All paved surfaces have depressions in them called potholes. Knowing about these reasons and establishing strategies together to prevent and fix potholes are crucial for addressing them from an engineering perspective because they are often caused by a variety of conditions. These depressions and potholes in the paved surface not only present a serious risk to traffic and pedestrians, but also necessitates expensive repairs for local governments and municipalities. The main causes of pothole development and the engineering solutions for correcting them are listed below.
All paved surfaces have depressions in them called potholes. Knowing about these reasons and establishing strategies together to prevent and fix potholes are crucial for addressing them from an engineering perspective because they are often caused by a variety of conditions. These depressions and potholes in the paved surface not only present a serious risk to traffic and pedestrians, but also necessitates expensive repairs for local governments and municipalities. The main causes of pothole development and the engineering solutions for correcting them are listed below.
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NBM&CW October 2023
