Flexible Pavement versus Rigid Pavement
Prof. Satish Chandra, Ph. D. Director, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, Delhi
Two types of pavements are laid in India-rigid pavement and flexible pavement. In simple terms, a flexible pavement can be defined as a pavement layer comprising of a mixture of aggregates and bitumen, heated and mixed properly and then laid and compacted on a bed of granular layer. Rigid pavements on the other hand, are made from cement concrete or reinforced concrete slabs, laid over a low strength concrete layer (Dry lean concrete, DLC) or on a well compacted layer of aggregates or both.
Flexible Pavements
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NBM&CW September 2017
