The evaluation of the surface condition with regard to the bearing performance will be carried out by means of the following condition indicators:

* Crocodiling, crack accumulation (also longitudinal cracks besides the wheel passes but not thermally induced transversal cracks).

Fissuring: The formation of cracks caused when asphalt binders fail to hold pavement materials together; common when cold temperatures freeze road beds solid. Also known as crocodiling.

A drive down Northwest Boulevard near Maple Street finds a thin layer of newer asphalt peeling away to reveal the faded, pitted road below. Parallel grooves grab tires. Cracks in the pavement — known to traffic engineers as "crocodiling" — give way to gaping holes that jar drivers.