Pavement Design

Software

Pavement Design

• BCOA-ME: bonded PCC overlay (whitetopping) design
  - ACPA K-value calculator: For use with BCOA-ME
• MnPAVE Flexible: flexible (HMA) pavement design
• MnPAVE Rigid 3.0: rigid (PCC) pavement design Version 3.002 updated May 13, 2019
  • To download just the program without the installer, click here: MnPAVE-Rigid3.exe
  • source code

Other

Note for XLSB and XLSM downloads: If using Internet Explorer or Edge, right-click the link and select "Save target as...". If you get an error message, click the "Retry" button. The file may be downloaded with an underscore "_" instead of a period "." before the "xlsb" or "xlsm" extension. It may also have a ".zip" or "htm" extension. Click "Open folder" to locate the file on your computer. Right-click the file and select "Rename". Change the extension to the original ".xlsb" or ".xlsm" extension and press the "Enter" key. You may need to click "Enable Editing" and "Enable Content" after opening the file.

• ESAL Forecasting & Planning Tool (XLSB 36 MB, Updated 3/5/2020)
• TONN2010 program (Version .1.06, 500 KB, June 2018)
• Install TONN2010 components manually
• PaveCool: asphalt pavement cooling tool
• NDSU Truck Weight Calculator

Beta Testing

• Bituminous Testing Spreadsheet (Version 2, XLSM 400 KB)
  If you have data in a Version 1 spreadsheet and would like it updated to Version 2, contact Bruce.Tanquist@state.mn.us

If you get an error message when using a macro workbook, follow these instructions: How to Enable Macros in Excel.