Brief Description of Asphalt Pavement

Xin Wang

College of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China 

Abstract: With the continuous development of society, the problems of the highway industry are becoming increasingly careful and specialized. Though characterized by safety, fastness and high comfort in driving, the asphalt pavement still faces many disadvantages. As a very common and typical problem, asphalt pavement rutting has always been a trouble for pavement designer and construction personnel. This paper provides a brief description of the pavement rutting problem, as well as the types of ruts, forming reasons, the influencing factors, the detection methods of ruts and the prevention measures in detail.

Keywords: Asphalt pavement; Road rut; Cause of formation; Detection method; Prevention measures