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Why Some Cities Build Roads That Intentionally Crack Over Time

How intentional cracking helps prevent road damage and dangerous potholes

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Why Some Cities Build Roads That Intentionally Crack Over Time

It sounds like a major construction flaw: civil engineers intentionally designing roads and concrete highways to crack. However, uncontrolled cracking caused by temperature swings, heavy loads, and natural shifting is what actually destroys roads and causes dangerous potholes. Here are ten ways intentionally designed cracking actually saves our infrastructure.
It sounds like a major construction flaw: civil engineers intentionally designing roads and concrete highways to crack. However, uncontrolled cracking caused by temperature swings, heavy loads, and natural shifting is what actually destroys roads and causes dangerous potholes. Here are ten ways intentionally designed cracking actually saves our infrastructure.
 

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