Interconnected cracking with a pattern resembling alligator skin. Pavement that is fatigued or "worn out" from heavy traffic.
Cause
- Inadequate structure
- Accumulated damage
- Age hardening
- Poor drainage
Solutions - Cures
Fatigue cracking indicates a failure of the pavement structure. Full depth reclamation or thick overlays are in order.
Solutions - Prevention
- The use of quality structural design and materials during construction
- Adequate drainage
- Preventive maintenance treatments as the pavement begins to age
- Structural overlays applied at the right time to increase the pavement strength
- Elastomeric polymer modified binders have been found to be especially effective