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Effects of Bad Drainage on Roads
Patil Abhijit (Corresponding author)
D.
Y.
Patil Prathisthan’s Y.
B.
Patil...
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Civil and Environmental Research www.
iiste.
org
ISSN 2224-5790 (Print) ISSN 2225-0514 (Online)
Vol 1, No.
1, 2011
1 | P a g e
www.
iiste.
org
Effects of Bad Drainage on Roads
Patil Abhijit (Corresponding author)
D.
Y.
Patil Prathisthan’s Y.
B.
Patil Polytechnic, Akurdi,
Pune-411044, Maharashtra, India.
Tel: +91- 9561840297 E-mail: patilabhijeet001@gmail.
com
Patil Jalindar
Dr.
D.
Y.
Patil Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ambi,
Talegaon Dabhade, Pune- 410506, Maharashtra, India.
Tel: +91-9923870356 E-mail: jalindar_patil@yahoo.
co.
in
Abstract
Drainage is an important feature in determining the ability of given pavement to withstand the effects of
traffic and environment.
While planning and executing the work the contractor shall take all adequate
precautions against drainage system to keep the road free from water.
Even though many roads are of poor
conditions due to different reasons .
Poor drainage is one of those reasons.
An increase in moisture content
decreases the str
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