Pavement Glossary: Basic Terminology with Pictures

Are you a studying to become a pavement engineer? Or perhaps you want to learn about the basic words used in road asset management? Pavement Management Services is excited to introduce you to our Pavement Glossary which covers basic pavement terminology, complete with vivid pictures for every definition.

In this Pavement Glossary, you will find definitions for:

1. Alligator cracks (fatigue cracks)

2. Asphalt Levelling Course

3. Asphalt Overlay

4. Asphalt Surface Treatments

5. Bitumen

6. Bleeding

7. Blow-Up

8. Corrugations

9. Crack

10. Deflection

11. Depressions

12. Disintegration

13. Faulting

14. Flushing

15. Full-Depth Asphalt Pavement

16. Hot Mix Asphalt

17. Hydroplaning (Aquaplanning)

18. Longitudinal Cracking

19. Micro-Surfacing

20. Polishing

21. Potholes

22. Prime Coat

23. Pumping

24. Ravelling

25. Recycling

26. Reflection Cracks

27. Rutting

28. Scaling

29. Shoving

30. Skid Resistance

31. Slippage Cracks

32. Slurry Seal

33. Spalling

34. Sprayed seal (chip seal)

35. Tack Coat

36. Transverse Cracks

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