{"id":3513,"date":"2022-07-27T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T08:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qroad.com\/working-areas\/roads\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T01:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:06:21","slug":"roads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qroad.com\/en\/working-areas\/roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3513\" class=\"elementor elementor-3513 elementor-611\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63bec1d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63bec1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-476a6dd\" data-id=\"476a6dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f1c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6f1c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reliable insight into the structural condition of road pavements<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-146bd92 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"146bd92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad9fd3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad9fd3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-058f19e\" data-id=\"058f19e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78092ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78092ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pavement bearing capacity is essential for long-term road performance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0783e6f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0783e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Effective road maintenance starts with a clear understanding of the pavement structure. Surface cracking, deformation and premature deterioration may indicate deeper structural weaknesses that cannot be assessed from visual inspection alone. Reliable pavement data helps road authorities, consultants and asset managers plan the right treatment at the right time and make better use of available maintenance budgets.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">QRoad provides non-destructive road pavement testing using <a title=\"Falling Weight Deflectometer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qroad.com\/en\/services\/fwd-testing\/\">Falling Weight Deflectometer<\/a> (FWD) and <a title=\"Ground Penetrating Radar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qroad.com\/en\/services\/gpr-testing\/\">Ground Penetrating Radar<\/a> (GPR) technology. FWD testing measures how the pavement responds to a simulated wheel load, providing insight into structural capacity, layer stiffness, weak areas and remaining service life. GPR testing continuously measures pavement layer thicknesses and thickness variations and can identify subsurface anomalies within the pavement structure.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">By combining FWD and GPR testing, QRoad provides a more complete pavement assessment. The results support maintenance planning, rehabilitation and overlay design, reconstruction decisions, construction verification and long-term pavement management. This data-driven approach helps clients target weak sections, avoid unnecessary interventions and reduce the risk of costly, ineffective maintenance measures.<\/p><p>With modern equipment, experienced specialists and fast international mobilisation, QRoad delivers reliable pavement testing and clear, practical results for all types of roads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bccc758\" data-id=\"bccc758\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5313a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a5313a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68317a2 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"68317a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ad9e6d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ad9e6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-element-6b7615d elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6b7615d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Existing roads: assess stiffness, structural capacity and remaining life with FWD; measure layer thickness, variability and anomalies with GPR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">New roads: establish structural and layer-thickness baseline data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">During construction: verify subgrade, subbase and base stiffness, layer thickness and uniformity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Quality control: compare structural performance and layer thickness 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Surface cracking, deformation and premature deterioration may indicate deeper structural weaknesses that cannot be assessed from visual inspection alone. 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