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Types of cracks in road pavements.
| Flexible Pavements | Rigid Pavements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distress | Cause | Distress | Cause |
| Alligator Cracking | load | Corner Break | load |
| Block Cracking Slippage Cracking | traffic | Shattered Slab/Intersecting Cracks | load |
| Longitudinal Cracking | climate | Durability (“D”) Cracking | climate |
| Transverse Cracking | climate | Longitudinal, Transverse, and Diagonal Cracking | load |
| Joint Reflection Cracking | climate | Shrinkage Cracks | climate |
