Road Cracking - Types, Causes & Detection

Cracks are the earliest warning your pavement gives you, and the only defect where the type of crack tells you exactly what went wrong underneath. This guide helps you read them correctly before they turn into something far more expensive.

Topics Covered

• The main crack types and what each one is telling you about the layers below
• Why fatigue, thermal and reflective cracking need completely different responses
• How AI classifies crack type, width and extent from survey footage
• A severity table with the right treatment and timeline for each stage

Who It Is For

• Pavement engineers and asset managers
• Road authorities planning maintenance budgets
• Survey teams and consultants

Cracking is the one defect that tells you what is happening beneath the surface. Read it right and you fix the cause, not the symptom.