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The causes of flexible pavement failure have been studied by a number of researchers over the years, and they have provided a range of solutions for issues like rutting, fatigue, and low temperature cracking, which are caused by the susceptibility to moisture as well as the temperature sensitivity of either asphalt, aggregate, or the asphalt mixture as a whole. In order to address potential failure issues in flexible pavements, this study is being conducted to determine the ideal amount and potential applicability of zycotherm nanomaterial in asphalt and asphalt concrete mixtures with two different systems: directly applying to bitumen and dilution and applying to aggregate. The study is carried out experimentally by conducting tests on bitumen and bituminous mixtures. Seepage through soil sub bases in most commonly facing problem in sub base of pavements in order to avoid this problem researchers found a revolutionary technologies in the form of waterproofing chemicals for soil. Due to reduction in the water seepage, the soil bases can be compacted better and they act as structural layers to offer better strength and durability for the pavements. Zycotherms are the nano materials when sprayed, it offers waterproofing basement for different soils. Zycotherms changes the surface of an aggregate from hydrophilic (water- loving) to hydrophobic (oil-loving) its particles capture and isolate the asphalts in bitumen and drag them to the surface of the aggregate.