Articles Tagged: freeze-thaw cycle

Comparing Pervious Concrete, Porous Asphalt, and Interlocking Concrete Pavers (PICP) Why Permeable Pavements Matter Conventional pavements shed rainfall almost instantly, sending large volumes of runoff, and its pollutants, into pipes, channels, and ultimately receiving waters. Permeable (a.k.a. per…

When a pavement distress shows up, the clock is ticking: water will keep infiltrating, loads will keep pounding, and small flaws will morph into costly rebuilds. Choosing the right patching method, matched to the failure’s cause, extent, traffic level, and climate, reclaims service life effici…

In cold-climate regions, a single kilometre of asphalt pavement can experience 50-100 freeze-thaw events every winter. Each event may seem insignificant, but together they account for billions of dollars in pavement‐related repair costs, traffic delays, and vehicle damage every year. Understanding t…

Spring thaw is when potholes, and frustrated phone calls, multiply. But it’s also the time crews are forced to patch with less-than-ideal weather, limited hot-mix availability, and saturated pavement. The result is all too familiar: a “fixed” hole pops back open weeks, or even days…