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The flexible pavements resist ___________ tensile stresses.

(a) only very small

(b) large

(c) negligible

(d) very large

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The query is from Design of Flexible Pavements in section Design of Flexible & Rigid Pavement of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct answer is (a) only very small

Best explanation: The flexible pavements consists of thin wearing surface which is built over a base and sub-base course and are able to resist only small tensile stresses. The semi flexible pavement can possess appreciable flexural strength.

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