State Aid for Local Transportation

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
  • Ultimate 10 Ton Staged Flexible Pavement Design using Soil Factors (PDF)
  • 7 & 9 Ton Flexible Pavement Design Using Soil Factors (PDF)
  • 7 Ton National Preservation Routes Flexible Pavement Design Using Soil Factor (PDF)
  • MnDOT R-value Bituminous Pavement Design Chart (PDF)

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
  • Bonded Overlay Design (BCOA)
  • Unbonded Overlay Design (Excel)
  • Guide to Concrete Overlays: Sustainable Solutions for Resurfacing and Rehabilitating Existing Pavements, May 2014 (PDF)

Aggregate Surfaced Road Design

• SD LTAP Appendix A – Gravel Road Maintenance and Design Manual (PDF)

Asphalt Binder Specifications

• MnDOT PG Binder Guidelines-MSCR (PDF)
• Overview and Information (PDF)

Thinlay Specification for Local Agencies

• Thinlay Design Guidance (PDF)
  

MnDOT Standard Specifications for Construction

• Current MnDOT Standard Specifications for Construction

MnDOT Special Provisions

• Current 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
  • LCCA Process Selection
  • LCCA Spread Sheets by MnDOT District
• Major Traffic Generators
  • Best Practices Guide (PDF)
  • Impact Tool (Excel)

Pavement Design Resources

• Falling Weight Deflectometer
• Consultant Specification for Soils Investigation & Design Recommendations (Word)
• Concrete (PCC) Pavements/Overlays
  • MnDOT Concrete Pavement
  • MnDOT Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation
• MnDOT PG Binder Guidelines (PDF)
• 2360 Mix Designation Number Examples (PDF)

Pavement Design Information

• Warm Mix Asphalt
  • Warm Mix Asphalt – WMA Guidance, April 2016 (PDF)
  • MnROAD Brief Version 1 - June 2009 (PDF)
  • MnROAD Brief Version 2 – September 2011 (PDF)
  • FHWA Every Day Counts - WMA

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
  • Executive Summary (YouTube)
  • Full Length (YouTube)

Training Resources

• FWD Pavement Strength Tool (PDF)
• Low Volume Road Management and Finance in the States (PDF)