THE ROAD AND ITS WATER ENVIRONMENT

LA ROUTE ET SON ENVIRONNEMENT HYDRIQUE

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH IS TO CHARACTERIZE ROAD SITES FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF VARIATIONS IN WATER CONDITIONS WITH A VIEW TO DESIGNING PAVEMENT DRAINAGE SCHEMES. IN 1979, IT IS ENVISAGED: (1) TO RECORD ALL DETERIORATIONS DUE TO WATER ON THE A31 ROAD IN MEURTHE AND MOSELLE AND TO LINK THEM WITH THE WATER PARAMETERS OF THE SITE (THE A31 SECTION IS SITUATED IN A HOMOGENEOUS ZONE). (2) TO SUMMARIZE THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA AND THE TESTS CARRIED OUT IN 1978.