Performance Evaluation of M30 grade Pervious Concrete Pavement

Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete, which consists of cement, coarse aggregates, water and if required, admixtures and other cementitious materials. The pervious concrete is also called as permeable concrete and porous concrete. The void content is more which allows the water to flow through its body. As there are no fine aggregates used in the concrete matrix. The compressive strength of pervious concrete is less when compared to the conventional concrete due to its porosity and voids. There is lot of research work is going in the field of pervious concrete. The usage of pervious concrete is limited even though it has lot of advantages. The pervious concrete eliminates surface runoff of storm water, facilitates the ground water recharge, and makes the effective usage of available land. For now, the usage of pervious concrete is mostly limited to light traffic roads only. If the properties are improved, then it can also be used for medium and heavy traffic rigid pavements. Also, the pervious concrete eliminates surface runoff of storm water, facilitates the ground water recharge, and makes the effective usage of available land.