Question

What are the five categories of flexible pavement defects?

1) Rutting, cracking, potholes, bleeding, and shoving
2) Bleeding, shoving, stripping, potholes, and cracking
3) Cracking, bleeding, stripping, shoving, and potholes
4) Shoving, stripping, potholes, cracking, and bleeding

Answer 1

The five categories of flexible pavement defects are rutting, cracking, potholes, bleeding, and shoving.

Step-by-step explanation:

The five categories of flexible pavement defects are:

1. Rutting
2. Cracking
3. Potholes
4. Bleeding
5. Shoving

Rutting refers to the longitudinal depressions formed on the pavement surface due to repeated traffic loads. Cracking can occur in various forms such as longitudinal, transverse, and block cracking. Potholes are abrupt depressions caused by the disintegration of pavement material. Bleeding is the upward movement of asphalt binder to the pavement surface, resulting in a shiny appearance. Shoving occurs when the pavement material is displaced laterally due to traffic loads.