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Civil Engineering Department | DCC3113 : Highway & Traffic Engineering

Rigid Pavement Explain rigid pavement

• Cement concrete roads are very high standard.

• They are called rigid pavements because they do not allow any flexibility.

• These roads although require initial heavy expenditure but because of their long span of

life, excellent riding surface and negligible maintenance cost, they prove cheaper than

bitumen roads.

• Moreover engineers have more confidence in cement concrete material and they also

like to construct these roads.

• In Malaysia, the road that used rigid pavement are:

i. Air Keroh-Pagoh Highway

ii. Kuala Lumpur-Tanjung Malim Highway

iii. Gurun-Bukit Kayu Hitam Highway

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