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Ravelling

Ravelling is the progressive disintegration of a (road) pavement surface through loss of both binder and aggregate. Water on the pavement is the primary cause for the loss of the binder, while vehicular traffic gradually ravels away the aggregate which has been loosened due to binder loss.

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Possible Treatments

  • Slurry Seal

Related Pages

  1. Defect
  2. Road Surface Condition
  3. Sealed Road Failure Modes
  4. Stripping

External Links & References

  1. A guide to the Visual Assessment of Pavement Condition
  2. Glossary of Austroads Terms
  3. Camden Council Pavement Fault Diagrams
  4. Google Search
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