Pavements that are surfaced with bituminous (or asphalt) materials as the surface course. These can be either in the form of pavement surfaces such as a bituminous surface treatment (BST) generally found on lower volume (or lower traffic) roads, or hot mix asphalt (HMA) surfaces generally used on higher volume roads. These types of pavements are called “flexible” since the total pavement structure “bends” or “deflects” due to traffic loads.
Flexible pavement
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