Why Can’t We Just Pave Every Road With Asphalt?
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Why don’t we use asphalt roads everywhere? Asphalt seems like the perfect road material. It’s smooth, flexible, relatively quick to install, and easy to resurface. Yet drive across different parts of the world and you’ll find plenty of roads made from concrete instead. So what makes engineers choose one over the other? TIMESTAMPS 00:03 – Why Don’t We Use Asphalt Everywhere? 01:02 – A Brief History of Asphalt Roads 01:56 – Why Asphalt Is Actually Really Good 03:02 – When Heavy Trucks Become a Problem 04:07 – How Temperature Affects Asphalt 05:13 – Why Concrete Sometimes Wins 06:22 – What’s Underneath the Road Matters 07:14 – So Why Not Asphalt Everywhere? #Asphalt #Roads #Engineering #RoadConstruction #CivilEngineering #Concrete #Infrastructure #HistoryOfSimpleThings #AsphaltRoads #EngineeringFacts #Construction #Transportation
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