Application Of Pervious Concrete as An Alternative Road to Mitigate Flooding in Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) Main Bacolor, Pampanga

Abstract

Flood is the overflowing of water onto the land that has an impact on how effectively pavements are used. The majority of pavements are constructed with impermeable surface layers to stop natural water infiltration into the soil layer, which can increase the risk of flooding on the pavements. One of the potential remedies that could assist reduce the flood is the use of pervious concrete, due to its permeable characteristics that allow water to infiltrate the pervious concrete for the water to reach the soil layer. Studies have shown that pervious concrete's compressive strength is lower than that of ordinary concrete pavement due to its permeability properties; as a result, applications of pervious concrete are currently restricted to low- or no-traffic regions. Urban areas are suitable for the application of pervious concrete due to their low or no-traffic areas. Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) is considered an urban area based on the requirements it fulfilled to the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA). The researcher conducts their study inside the university to know its applicability to the university's pavement. In producing a test sample, the researchers used 3 types of mixture, 2 types of aggregate size, 2 types of aggregate shapes and then it needed to undergo 3 types of tests which is the compressive strength, permeability, and abrasion resistance test. Data collection is performed inside the university for the data or information needed for the research study. The data is examined using graphs and tables to demonstrate the impacts of shape, size, and the water-to-cement ratio on compressive strength, permeability, and abrasion resistance tests once data collection and test results have been obtained. In addition, the study came to some important conclusions about the applicability of pervious concrete pavement, the identification of solutions to unsolved problems, and recommendations about the influence of pervious concrete pavement on the efficiency of pavement use.