Download MnPAVE Flexible 6.502
(EXE 4 MB) April 2023
Download MnPAVE Rigid 3.002
(EXE 15 MB) May 2019
Download MnPAVE Beta Version 7.013
flexible and rigid (EXE 17 MB) March 2024
- MnPAVE6502.exe (save this file to your desktop to run MnPAVE Flexible without installing it)
- MnPAVE-Rigid3.exe (save this file to your desktop to run MnPAVE Rigid without installing it)
- mnpave7013Beta.exe (save this file to your desktop to run MnPAVE Beta Version 7.013 without installing it)
- MnPAVE Flexible User's Guide: The current user's guide begins on page 15 of Chapter 4 - HMA of the MnDOT Pavement Design Manual (July 10 2019)
- MnPAVE Rigid User's Guide: The current user's guide begins on page 26 of Chapter 5 - PCC of the MnDOT Pavement Design Manual (July 10 2019)
- Using the LWD Simulation module in MnPAVE Flexible (PDF 282 KB, 6 pp)
- Macro to convert deflection files (XLS 80 KB)
This macro will convert a Mn/DOT FWD "F25" (DYNATEST) data file to a format that can be copied and pasted into the FWD window in MnPAVE for TONN and other deflection analyses.
About MnPAVE Flexible
MnPAVE Flexible is a computer program that combines known empirical relationships with a representation of the
physics and mechanics behind flexible pavement behavior. The mechanistic portions of the program rely on finding the tensile strain at the bottom of the asphalt layer, the compressive strain at the top of the subgrade, and the maximum principal stress in the middle of the aggregate base layer.
MnPAVE Flexible consists of three input modules: Climate, Structure, and Traffic; and three design levels: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. The level is selected based on the amount and quality of information known about the material properties and traffic data. In the basic mode, only a general knowledge of the materials and traffic data are required. The intermediate level corresponds to the amount of data currently required for Mn/DOT projects. The advanced level requires the determination of modulus values for all materials over the expected operating range of moisture and temperature
MnPAVE Flexible output includes the expected life of the pavement, the damage factor based on Miner's Hypothesis. Reliability has been incorporated into the latest version. There is also a batch section for testing a range of layer thicknesses. In Research Mode (accessible from the "View" menu in the main MnPAVE window), output includes various pavement responses for each season.
Please send questions and comments to Bruce Tanquist at bruce.tanquist@state.mn.us.