PATHOLOGIES OF ASPHALT SIDEWALKS AND THEIR RECOVERY - STUDY OF RANUFO PAES DE BARROS AVENUE

Abstract

This article aims to clarify some technical and pathological aspects that may interfere with the quality of the asphalt sidewalk of Avenida Ranufo Paes de Barros. The lack of a drainage system and proper maintenance of the road, the presence of bad weather to which it is subjected, in addition to the constant traffic of university students, visitors who wish to enter the university and employees who work at the university, in addition to the only airstrip for small aircrafts of the city to which the avenue gives access, led to a recent restoration. After two years of rehabilitating the road, numerous problems have been found, among them: disintegration of the asphalt coating, lack of an adequate drainage system, among others, putting at risk the movement of all who depend on it.  If these problems are not properly addressed and restored or rehabilitated, they can cause major problems where only a complete reconstruction of this road will solve the pathologies and damage present.