Performance analysis of surface courses in flexible pavements not exposed to routine maintenance

Abstract

Good transportation system plays a key role in the economic newlinegrowth of any country Roads meet the bulk of surface transportation newlinerequirement and are important in any regions transportation system The road newlinenetwork usually has an asset value that represents a significant proportion of newlinenational wealth The developing countries have lost precious infrastructure newlineworth billions of dollars through the deterioration of their roads If they do not newlineimmediately begin to do much more to preserve their roads they will lose newlinebillions more World Bank 1988 India has 33 million km of road network newlineThe current practices of maintenance of roads in India are adhoc subjective newlinein nature and based on engineers experience MORTH 2004 newline newline