• K Bhanuprasad
• Dr. N. Mahendra
• S. Anudeep
• CH Rohith

Development of potholes is a very common failure in most of the highways in Hyderabad city. Potholes are highly noticeable loopholes in this terrain. Potholes are holes in the roadway that vary in size and shape. These are mainly caused due to the presence of excess water within roads. Environmental conditions, road pavement structure, materials used and traffic loading play their individual role in formation of potholes. Tyre load, interaction of the environmental conditions and water in pavement structure are major causes of potholes. As riding quality of potholes of distressed pavement is been reduced, many of the road would feel discomfort able while travelling on these roads. Therefore, there is a need to carry out well-timed inspection and maintenance of potholes to avoid inconvenience to road users. In this work various distressed pavement areas are taken into account to assess the causes of pothole formation and adopt best solution to resolve the problem and prevent deterioration of road surface.

Causes of Pavement failure, Asphalt pavements, Origin and formation of Pothole.

"Investigations on potholes distress in bituminous pavement: A case study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.606-612, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806211.pdf

"Investigations on potholes distress in bituminous pavement: A case study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp606-612, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806211.pdf