Comparative study of Normal Pavement and Geosynthetic Fabric Pavement

Abstract

With the constant damage on the roads and heavy maintenance cost the comparative study of normal pavement along with the
Geosynthetic pavement is necessary. Mainly the roads are classified as rigid pavement and Flexible pavement. The Normal
Highways Fall in the category of Flexible Pavements. With the advent of new researches and new technologies in Highway pavement
the Flexible pavement came into existence. The Geosynthetic pavement fall in Flexible pavement category. The Aim of Using the
Goesynthetic pavement is to increase the technical properties of the Highway pavements. Geosynthetic is also used as fluid barrier,
reinforcement agent and strain absorbing. The study regarding the use of Geosynthetic for the betterment of the road properties have
been done previously. The use of geosynthetic fibres are also done. The need of this study is to know about the types of pavements
and nature of Geosynthetic paving fabrics against the dynamic loading of the vehicles, and continuous wear and tear of the topmost
bituminous layer on roads. With the help of this study we can understand the dynamic nature of roads and application of
Geosynthetic in the pavement. The geosynthetic paving fabric proves to be economical, and have comparatively less maintenance
then the rigid roads. The life of the roads can be increased by the use of Geosynthetic paving fabric. This study indicates that the
Geosynthetic paving fabric proves to be more durable, economical and effective for Highway pavements. It has a large range of
application for the development of Highways, Expressways etc.