Deterioration and Maintenance of Pavements

What is a Pavement ?
Road (wheeled) traffic is carried by the pavement, which in engineering terms is a horizontal structure supported by the in-situ natural soil. (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
In the UK pavement is a term colloquially and mistakenly used to refer to the footway or walkway.

A pavement can be a Footway, Pedestrian precinct, Car park, Unpaved road, Rural road, Motorway, Runway, Port container area, Concrete slabs (industrial area or factory), Rail track bed

Load on a pavement can vary

Pedestrian walking:
Low overall load (typical person 60-120kg). High point load (up to 15MPa).

Truck:
Medium overall load (up to 44,000kg in UK). Tyre pressure (up to 0.9MPa).

Aircraft:
High overall load (B747 379,000kg A380 453,000 kg). High point load jet fighter tyre (up to 2.1MPa).

Pavement usage
All pavements are effectively multi-use, A footway must now be capable of resisting vehicle overrun, A pedestrian precinct must take the largest delivery trucks, Airfields have a registered load capacity, e.g. there are very few which can take the A380 (largely due to width rather than weight),

Objectives of a pavement
Smooth, No loose areas, Capable of resisting foreseeable loading, No standing water, Skid resistant, Easily reinstated if disturbed, Self cleansing fabric of construction.