IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 13, Issue 4 Ver. III (Jul. - Aug. 2016), PP 84-90 www.iosrjournals.org DOI: 10.9790/1684-1304038490 www.iosrjournals.org 84 | Page Quality, Testing and Engineering Applications of Pervious Concrete- A State of Art Amol P. Kedar 1 , Vikrant S. Vairagade 2, Dr. S. A. Dhale 3 1 (Civil Engineering Department,Priyadarshini College of Engineering/Nagpur University, India) 2 (Civil Engineering Department,Priyadarshini College of Engineering/Nagpur University, India) 3 (Civil Engineering Department,Priyadarshini College of Engineering/Nagpur University, India) Abstract: Porous concrete pavements have become popular as an effective storm water management device to control the storm water runoff in pavement. The objective of this paper is to study a pre-review on Porous concrete pavement and its previous laboratory study. To improve the strength of the porous concrete, various additives have been study as a part of porous concrete mix. Porous concrete is a special type of cementitious material composed of gap graded aggregates, Coated with a thin layer of cement paste and bonded by the cement paste layers partially being in contact (Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya). As the use of pervious concrete becomes more prevalent throughout the United States, the issue of construct ability will become more of a concern. A number of practices exist to place pervious concrete, without any theoretical underpinnings or correlation to laboratory scale studies. I. Introduction As we know water covers 71% of the Earth's surface but only 2.5% of the Earth's water is fresh water, and 98.8% of that water is in the form of ice and as groundwater. Hence we have to save the water for our future generation. There are various methods and technologies are available for conserving the rain water, recycling the used water or waste water such as Rain Water Harvesting, Efficient Energy Building, Green Building, Wet & Pond Method and Porous Concrete method. . There are various ways to save water, from that use of porous concrete pavement is one of the best method adopted now-a-days. Pervious concrete pavement is unique and effective means to address important environmental issues and support green, sustainable growth. By capturing storm water and allowing it to seep into the ground due to its design properties, pervious concrete is instrumental in recharging ground water, reducing storm water runoff. In other words we call it as a “RAIN WATER HARVESTING CONCRETE”. By definition, pervious concrete is a mixture of gravel or granite stone, cement, water, little to no sand (fine aggregate) with or without admixtures. Porous concrete also called as pervious concrete, No-fines concrete and Permeable concrete Pervious concrete has the same basic constituents as conventional concrete that is, 15% -30% of its volume consists of interconnected void network, which allows water to pass through the concrete. Pervious concrete is a unique and effective means to address important environmental issues and sustainable growth. When it rains, pervious concrete automatically acts as a drainage system, thereby putting water back where it belongs. Pervious concrete is rough textured, and has a honeycombed surface, with moderate amount of surface raveling which occurs on heavily travelled roadways (S. O. Ajamu1, 2012). Figure 1: Pervious concrete II. Design of Permeable Pavements Designing permeable pavements is more complex than that of traditional asphalt or concrete roadway surfaces. Pervious concrete in particular has been used in multiple non-roadway applications including; sidewalks, parking lots, airport runways, greenhouse floors, sea wall structures, and permeable drain tubing (Ghafoori and Dutta, 1995b). Permeable pavement systems (PPS) are suitable for a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial applications, yet are confined to light duty and infrequent usage, even though the capabilities of these