STUDY ON INTERLOCKING BLOCK PAVEMENT WHICH CAN REDUCE SURFACE TEMPERATURE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop interlocking block pavement which can improve thermal environment in urbanized area. This pavement has permeable part and water raising part due to capillary action from underground to surface. The surface temperature of this pavement is reduced by latent heat of surface water. In this study, asphalt pavement, concrete pavement, permeable interlocking block pavement and proposed interlocking block pavement were made on field, and surface and underground temperature of each model pavement were measured.