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Well damage caused by potholes is exponential. So efficiently repairing various kinds of potholes with various technologies requires knowing where and what typ
by sliken 4y ago
Well damage caused by potholes is exponential. So efficiently repairing various kinds of potholes with various technologies requires knowing where and what type the potholes are.
Ideally all potholes would be repaired when tiny, and easy to fix.
- Lanolderen 4y agoI wonder if it's actually more cost effective to let them get to a size just before they actually start breaking cars. I have 0 knowledge of road maintenance but I reckon getting people, material and tooling to the pothole would be the bulk of the cost.
- sliken 4y agoWell the problem is the damage goes exponential. Roads degrade with pressure changes and friction. But cracks let water in, which can result in erosion (of the road or underneath that supports the road), and then any elevation changes can greatly increase wear (for instance a 50,000 pound truck going 50 mph is regularly hitting the far side of the pothole). Even a single winter can make a dramatic change to average road quality, thus the hurry every summer to repair roads.