Field Applications on Environment-Friendly Permeable Pavements Reinforced by Geocell

Increase of paved areas due to urbanism resulted in a rapid increase of impermeable areas. As a result, it caused urban types of frequent floods and water circulation problems. The main objective of the research is to suggest a solution for these typical urban problems. Geocell reinforcement was adopted to improve the bearing capacity in permeable pavements. In this research, a pilot test site was operated to verify the field applications of environment-friendly permeable pavements. In addition, a pavement condition survey was conducted to investigate the performance and durability of the pavements. FWD test results showed that the geocell reinforced permeable pavement was able to get the bearing capacity similar to dense graded pavement. Test results revealed that the environment-friendly permeable concrete pavement could reduce the environmental problems in urban areas.