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Civil Engineering Department  | DCC3113 : Highway & Traffic Engineering




                                                                       Patch





              An area of pavement that has been replaced
               with new material to repair the existing
               pavement. A patch is considered a defect no
               matter how well it performs.

              Causes:
                   Previous localized pavement deterioration
                    that has been removed and patched
                   Utility cuts
                   Poor installation techniques such as
                    inadequate compaction, inferior or improper
                    materials
                   Failure of the surrounding or underlying
                    pavement

              Cures:

                   Replace patch with deep or full-depth patch















          Prepared by : SITI ZURAIFA BINTI MD SAH, zuraifa@pmu.edu.my
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