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4 Component Parts Of Flexible and Rigid Road Pavements Structure and Their Function

Posted on 19th March 201922nd February 2022 By Malay Sautya

Contents

  • 1 Component Parts Of Flexible & Rigid Road Pavements Structure
    • 1.1 1) Subgrade or Formation
      • 1.1.1 Functions of Subgrade
    • 1.2 2) Sub-base course
      • 1.2.1 Function of Sub-base Course
    • 1.3 3) Base Course
      • 1.3.1 Function of Base Course
    • 1.4 4) Surface Course or Wearing Course
      • 1.4.1 Function of Surface or Wearing Course 

Component Parts Of Flexible & Rigid Road Pavements Structure

The following are the 4 component parts of road pavement:

  1. Subgrade or formation.
  2. Subbase course.
  3. Base course.
  4. Surface course or wearing course.
Component Parts Of Flexible & Rigid Road Pavements Structure

1) Subgrade or Formation

The finished and compacted surface of earthwork on which a road pavement rests is called subgrade or formation. 

Functions of Subgrade

The Functions of subgrade are as follows:

  1. To provide adequate and uniform support to the road pavements.
  2. To bear ultimately the entire load of pavement including the traffic load transmitted through the pavement.

2) Sub-base course

The layer of granular material such as burnt clinker, gravel, or slag provided in between the sub-grade and base course in a road pavement is called sub-base course. In some places, boulder stones or bricks are also used as a sub-base course.

Function of Sub-base Course

The function of sub-base course are:

  1. To improve the bearing capacity of the sub-grade.
  2. To provide additional help to the base and surface course in distributing the load.
  3. To prevent the undesirable entry of fine-grained soils from subgrade to base course.
  4. To minimize the damaging effect of frost action.
  5. To improve the drainage.

3) Base Course

The layer of broken stones or brick provided over the subbase course or immediately over the subgrade in the absence of subbase, in a road pavement is called base course.

Function of Base Course

The Functions of the base course are as follows:

  1. To act as the foundation of the road pavement and to transfer the traffic load safely to the subbase and subgrade.
  2. To withstand high shearing stresses due to the impact of traffic.
  3. To prevent the undesirable entry of subgrade soil in the pavement when the base course is constructed directly over the subgrade.

4) Surface Course or Wearing Course

The topmost layer of the road pavement directly exposed to the traffic is called surface course or wearing course.  In flexible pavement, normally a bituminous surface is used as wearing course. In Rigid Pavement, the cement concrete layer acts as a base course as well as wearing course.

Function of Surface or Wearing Course 

The Function of surface or wearing course are as follows:

  1. To provide a smooth and uniform rigid surface.
  2. To resist the abrasive forces of traffic.
  3. To prevent dust nuisance.
  4. To act as a structural part of the pavement.

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