What is meant by composite pavement What is meant by compos

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COMPOSITE PAVEMENT STRUCTURE IS DEFINED AS A STRUCTURE COMPRISING MULTIPLE, STRUCTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, LAYERS OF DIFFERENT, SOMETIMES HETEROGENEOUS COMPOSITION.

It is a pavement which is constructed with a rigid pavement as the lower layer and a flexible pavement surfacing or wearing course on the top or vice versa. The flexible (asphalt concrete) surface is designed to provide special functions such as frictional resistance, wear resistance, better traffic delineation, thermal insulation, and protection against adverse environmental effects