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Explain How To Keep The Road Out Of Pavers

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Typically you see roads that are made out of asphalt or dirt. Mainly because these roads are more reliable to use in areas of heavy traffic. They are less likely to have bumps or potholes in them. They are also the least expensive to make. But in some subdivisions they will not be asphalt the road will be made out of pavers. If you look closely you will even see rocks in between each individual paver. These roads are more expensive and time consuming to put in. But they can handle weather easier such as heavy amounts of rain if they are installed properly. You can’t just use any paver though. To make sure you get the right paver you want to look at its thickness. Different sizes will be able to hold different things. Like “Most planks and slabs are not suitable for vehicular applications” (Designing the Pavement System). But you also do not want to overkill it and use pavers that are too thick. This would make your costs go up by a lot. It will also take more time to install and get the pavers delivered to you. It will decrease the amount that will be able to fit on a pallet, thus decreasing the amount you can fit on a Semi truck. To figure out the thickness of paver required for what you are trying to make you would want to find out the Aspect ratio. …show more content…

Water will melt into any pre existing cracks and freeze. Then expand and make them even bigger. This can potentially throw the lines off making your driveway not square to the concrete around it and not making the pattern look right. Or it can potentially split the paver in half , causing you to have to fully replace it. They are also not the best when it comes to trying to clear off snow. A Lot of times if you are using a snow shovel it will get stuck in the cracks between the pavers. Then it will either chip them or break your shovel. Neither are good outcomes of this

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