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Pavement In Smart Cities Essay

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Smart Pavement for Road Transportation in Smart Cities
Dinesh Kumar1, Dr. P.K. Agarwal2, Ankur Singh3 dineshkumar17031994@gmail.com, 1 & 3, PG Student, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
2, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg., MANIT, Bhopal
Abstract:
Roads are the important asset for any city as well as country. Traveling by the car or personal vehicle is considered best mode of traveling due to its flexibility. The condition of pavement in the cities is a major problem in the road transportation. It creates discomfort to the users, increase operational cost, increase travel time and also affect the safety of road user. Overall it affects the road transportation system. This paper presents the qualities of pavement that should be …show more content…

Qualities Required in Smart pavement for Smart City
The pavement for smart city should be durable, cost effective (low life cycle cost), sustainable, and environment friendly. The pavement should be functionally well so that the user can use safely & comfortably, and at the same time it should be structurally sound so it resist wheel loads. Globally the trend of long life pavement is increasing significantly but in India there is no such type of pavement is used. Each pavement is deteriorate with time but if suitable measure is provided at time then the life of pavement is increased significantly.
3. Causes of Poor Condition of Roads in Cities
Most of the roads in over country are failed before completion of it’s design life. The main cause of poor condition of roads is poor drainage infrastructure of roads (both internal layer of drainage and External drainage) and poor sustainability of material in water. Poor quality control during construction and overloaded vehicle are also another cause of poor condition of road. Beyond the quality of road at construction the monitoring and maintenance delay is also an important cause of poor condition of road. 4. Measures/ Suggestions to Achieve Qualities Smart

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