Pavement Design
Pavement Design Software & Charts
Flexible Pavement Design
- MnDOT Flexible Pavement Design, R-value Method (Excel)
- MnPave Flexible: Flexible (HMA) Pavement Design
- State Aid Flexible Pavement Design Charts Using Soil Factors
Rigid Pavement Design
- Use of PavementDesigner.org Software for Design of Concrete Pavements for Cities and Counties (PDF)
- MnPAVE Rigid 3.0: Rigid (PCC) Pavement Design
- PavementDesigner.org Evaluation and Comparison to MnPAVE-Rigid
- R-Value vs. Design k-Value for StreetPave (PDF)
- White Topping Design
Aggregate Surfaced Road Design
Asphalt Binder Specifications
Thinlay Specification for Local Agencies
MnDOT Standard Specifications for Construction
MnDOT Special Provisions
Pavement Design Tools
- ESAL Calculator (Excel)
- ESAL Overview (PDF)
- GE Factors for Various Materials (PDF)
- Geogrids and GE Guidelines (PDF)
- SALT R-value Determination (PDF)
- Flexible Pavement Mix Selection Guidance Table (PDF)
- Special Traffic Counts (PDF)
- Vehicle Classification
- Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Pavement Projects
- Major Traffic Generators
Pavement Design Resources
- Falling Weight Deflectometer
- Consultant Specification for Soils Investigation & Design Recommendations (Word)
- Concrete (PCC) Pavements/Overlays
- MnDOT PG Binder Guidelines (PDF)
- 2360 Mix Designation Number Examples (PDF)
Pavement Design Information
- Warm Mix Asphalt
Pavement Design Tech Memos
- Use of PavementDesigner.org Software for Design of Concrete Pavements for Cities and Counties (PDF)
- Specification 2360 - Plant Mixed Asphalt Pavement - Design Guidelines for Local Agencies (17-SA-01) (PDF)
- State Aid Tech Memos
- MnDOT Tech Memos
Videos
- Frost Damage in Pavements