This document discusses different types of road pavements. It describes flexible pavements, which consist of subgrade, subbase, base, and surface layers. Examples include earth, gravel, and bituminous roads. Rigid pavements have high strength and resist deformation, consisting of subgrade, base, and concrete slab layers. Examples are plain and reinforced cement roads. The document lists merits of both flexible (low cost, elastic) and rigid pavements (low maintenance, high strength), as well as demerits (high maintenance for flexible, construction challenges for rigid).