Flexible pavements have a lower initial cost and require less skill during construction than rigid pavements. Flexible pavements are more resilient to traffic loads and can adjust to subgrade settlement without rupturing, while rigid pavements induce stresses from temperature variation and require curing after construction. Overall, flexible pavements generally have higher maintenance costs than rigid pavements due to their shorter lifespan.
Flexible pavements have a lower initial cost and require less skill during construction than rigid pavements. Flexible pavements are more resilient to traffic loads and can adjust to subgrade settlement without rupturing, while rigid pavements induce stresses from temperature variation and require curing after construction. Overall, flexible pavements generally have higher maintenance costs than rigid pavements due to their shorter lifespan.
Flexible pavements have a lower initial cost and require less skill during construction than rigid pavements. Flexible pavements are more resilient to traffic loads and can adjust to subgrade settlement without rupturing, while rigid pavements induce stresses from temperature variation and require curing after construction. Overall, flexible pavements generally have higher maintenance costs than rigid pavements due to their shorter lifespan.
Flexible pavements have a lower initial cost and require less skill during construction than rigid pavements. Flexible pavements are more resilient to traffic loads and can adjust to subgrade settlement without rupturing, while rigid pavements induce stresses from temperature variation and require curing after construction. Overall, flexible pavements generally have higher maintenance costs than rigid pavements due to their shorter lifespan.
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POINTS OF COMPARISON Initial cost Life span Thickness Joints
FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT
RIGID PAVEMENT
Initial cost is low
Life span is small Thickness is more Joints are not required
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Skill & Supervision
Moderate skill & less
supervision is required
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Repair work
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Subgrade
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Feasibility of providing underground works Opening To traffic after construction
Their repair work is
easy A reasonably good subgrade is required It is easy to locate or repair underground pipes below in these pavements. They can be opened to traffic shortly after construction
Initial cost is high
Life span is long Thickness is less Joints are essentially required. High degree of skill & more supervision is required Their repair work is difficult. A good subgrade is not required It is very difficult to provide or repair underground pipes below the pavements They require cuing after construction & thus cause delay in opening to traffic They are more durable Heavy stresses are induced due to temperature variation. They are less resilient to traffic load They dont adjust according to any deformation of subgrade without rupture They become noisy under iron wheel traffic They do not develop corrugations They offer less tractive resistance It provides good night visibility They tend to act as beam or cantilever & resist deformation
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Durability Temperature effect
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Resiliency
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Behaviour with subgrade settlement
They are less durable
Stresses are not induced due to temperature variation. They are more resilient to traffic load They adjust according to any deformation of subgrade without rupture
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Traffic suitability
They are suitable for all
type of traffic
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Corrugations
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Tractive resistance Night visibility Effect of loading
They develop corrugations They offer more tractive resistance Black top provides poor night visibility They adjust themselves to normal loading by underground elastic deformation
