FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DISTRESSES
Photo
Location
Name and Possible
causes
Chapel Link,
Distress: Pothole with
KNUST Faculty of pond water
Law.
Causes
Blocked drainage
systems causing the road
to flood whenever it
rains.
Tears and wears caused
by congested traffic
every Friday and trucks
that carry construction
materials to SCC project
site.
Chapel Link.
Distress: Shoulder drop
Entrance of SCC
project site.
Cause
Lack of drainage system.
Heavy trucks moving to
the SCC project site.
Asuogya road,
behind Queens
hall.
Closer to
lecturers’
bungalows.
Distress: Shoving
Cause
Constant overflow of grey
water from Queens hall
drain.
Photo
Location
Asuogya road,
behind Queens
handball park
Name and possible
causes
Distress: Transverse
cracking
Causes
Either shrinkage of
asphalt layer by weather
conditions or a reflection
from an existing crack of
the underlying layer.
Asuogya road
and Baffour road
intersection,
leading to senior
staff restaurant.
Distress: Edge cracking
Cause
Lack of lateral support to
the asphalt concrete.