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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Aforxzy(f): 3:42pm On Mar 31 |
Concrete pavement lasts longer than asphalt pavement. |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Donedeal1(m): 3:42pm On Mar 31 |
Our love for cutting corner Made me know what's going to happened To concrete road Level of failure will be high. |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Chetas81(m): 3:43pm On Mar 31 |
LEARN FROM ADVANCE COUNTRY, DON'T DISTURB PEOPLE'S PEACE |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by dangoteinlaw: 3:43pm On Mar 31 |
Concrete but too expensive so therefore for areas with light traffic asphalt is economical but for heavy trucks passage concrete is preferrable. Concrete has a negative effect on economies coz it drives up the cost of homes thereby causing homelessness. Recently Nigeria has adopted the use of rigid pavement ie concrete now look how much cement costs and it's going to get worse. Dangote is set to become worlds 5th billionaire soon and house will become almost unafordable |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by EducasionMe(m): 3:44pm On Mar 31 |
Rug or capet is good |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by dangoteinlaw: 3:46pm On Mar 31 |
Aforxzy:easier said engr but it causes shortage of cement thereby increasing house cost and causing homelessness. Just like fuel subsidy any country that starts going rigid pavement should causion the effects or else mass homelessness looms. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by HitRun(m): 3:48pm On Mar 31 |
Concrete pavement portholes are extremely dangerous if not repaired immediately. The edges are hard and sharp and can tear a vehicle tire easily. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Biodun556(m): 3:48pm On Mar 31 |
adioolayi: Concrete evidence |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by dangoteinlaw: 3:49pm On Mar 31 |
MrProlific95:exactly my fear for concrete roads coz it creates even a worse economic effect than fuel subsidy removed and u will have a room selfcon going for 2m naira. |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by hotseat: 3:49pm On Mar 31 |
Apart from the the cost difference, I would go for concrete roads for the purpose of durability. This is because most asphalt roads don't stand the test of time and they give room for shoddy jobs by unscrupulous contractors. We don't want a situation where roads said to have been completed are reawarded year in, year out. Soup wey sweet, na money kill am! @hotseat |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by nini007(m): 3:51pm On Mar 31 |
Biodun556:Concrete is way better |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by bennynaza(m): 3:51pm On Mar 31 |
Eleporobi: Asphalt softens because the constructor was economical. If they had applied more stone/chippings than asphalt, the road shouldn't have that hot temperature worries. 1 Like |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by jaytime(m): 3:52pm On Mar 31 |
Concrete is better. You can't do shoddy job with concrete but with Asphalt, wicked contractors have a way of coating 'coal tar' over laterite sand and call it road construction. You know such job when rain comes and wash it off within a short period of time. But with concrete, as you are doing the road, everybody is seeing the kind of iron reinforcement you are deploying, the thickness of the aggregate etc. In short, an average passerby knows about concrete so you can't manoeuvre anything. |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Faruq987: 3:53pm On Mar 31 |
Biodun556: Dave umahi concrete road is becoming durable in Ebonyi state! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Tdotbluejays1: 3:56pm On Mar 31 |
Front an engineering point of view, Asphalt is better. |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by BarrElChapo(m): 3:57pm On Mar 31 |
dangoteinlaw: This is capping. If you know the amount of housing projects undertaken in parts of Nigeria you'll know that no amount of road construction will cause prices of cement to go up rather it's the housing projects that should make it go up when compared to road construction. The manufacturers aren't being sincere. 2 Likes |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by emperor4love(m): 3:59pm On Mar 31 |
As an engineer, asphalt |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Urgent1Million: 4:00pm On Mar 31 |
GreatOchuks:Seconded. 😂😂😂😂 |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by BarrElChapo(m): 4:01pm On Mar 31 |
Tdotbluejays1: How ? Care to elaborate? |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by maxiuc(m): 4:01pm On Mar 31 |
Any Asphalt that is 2 3 inch is just yeye |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by emperor4love(m): 4:01pm On Mar 31 |
MisterSuccess:wen will u stop dis |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by BucketHat(m): 4:01pm On Mar 31 |
linkers: Ebonyi state concrete road constructed under the former governor is super sub standard compared to that of Oshodi-Apapa express way. |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by survival1(m): 4:02pm On Mar 31 |
Both can as we have what is called composite pavements where you lay the rigid (concrete) pavement before laying the flexible (Asphalt) pavement. That's what is used in Nigeria bridges. Bunnatex: 1 Like |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by wildernessVoice: 4:02pm On Mar 31 |
Get ready for tyre regular worn out when riding on rigid pavement. The noise is embarrassing. Try Kabba road you'll understand better. Concrete is only suitable on road ply by heavy duty trucks. The newly awarded Lagos Calabar coastal road was awarded over #1 trillion in a country where hunger is raging and at long run expensive to maintain. Why not save money and feed the hungry in the land. We need power more than expensive rigid pavement. Powe will accelerate industrialization, employ our Youth. We should be thinking of rail transport for heavy haulage and eliminate the heavy trucks causing damage to our asphalt roads. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Jeje247: 4:03pm On Mar 31 |
It's possible this talk of concrete roads have made cement manufacturers and marketers to hike cement prices. They want to eat national cake too 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by pinknipple: 4:05pm On Mar 31 |
No pavement is absolutely rigid. But concrete, and reinforced concrete ones are considered are so considered, compared with asphalt (macadam) and cobblestone pavements for example. All types of pavements require a careful preparation of the sub base, the ground underneath them, in order to guarantee its sustained use under transit loads. Clays and friable materials must be removed and replace by selected soils that have to be compacted to specified bearing capacity by the Proctor assay to be able to support the road above. Now, the main drawback of rigid pavements is that when the sub base caves in ever so slightly, due to ground movement, or leaching out due to improper or unforeseen surface water runoff, they will not accommodate by following the resulting slump, as a flexible tarmac would, leaving a hollow underneath that, refilled with water will start pumping out a sludge by the alternating movement of the pavement itself acting like a piston under the cyclic loads of vehicles, and this pumping will increase the hollowed out area until the pavement break due to flexural stress and a nasty pothole develops. When paving up large areas in regions with high precipitation, concrete and reinforced concrete share with tarmacs the characteristic of being impervious, thereby magnifying runoffs and inundating urban areas. Cobblestone paving, seated on a layer of sand, require more maintenance but are able to absorb rainwater in a much higher degree, |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by mabea: 4:05pm On Mar 31 |
zed7:Not that easily because the outer layer is still lain with asphalt |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by funsho75(m): 4:06pm On Mar 31 |
Hmmm If you have well constructed projects for both concrete and Asphalt After observing 2 roads constructed by Dangote in kogi. The one from kabba junction to Obajana was done with asphalt and the second side from Obajana to kabba was done with concrete I think asphalt is better. 1. It has the ability to heal itself to a large extent due to changes in temperatures 2. It is healthy for tires 3. It last longer But concrete roads can be easily repair without need for serious professional, locals can mix cement and repair little damage. |
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Which Is Better? by Skyehigher1: 4:07pm On Mar 31 |
I prefer concrete than asphalt in many ways |
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