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2007 MnDOT Pavement Design Manual
This manual provides background information pertaining to pavement design. It also includes guidance for performing pavement surveys, preparation of design recommendations, and submittal of the Materials Design Recommendations (MDR) Report (formerly called the Soils Letter). It is based on past MnDOT experience, the experience of other groups and agencies with similar requirements, and the current state of the practice in pavement engineering.
- Chapter 1 - General (PDF 23KB, 3 pp)
- Chapter 2 - Geology: This information is located in the Geotechnical Manual
- Chapter 3 - Materials Characterization
- Section 3.1 - Rock: This information is located in the Geotechnical Manual
- Section 3.2 - Subgrade Soils (PDF 1.0 MB, 39 pp)
- Section 3.3 - Pavement Materials (PDF 137 KB, 18 pp)
- Chapter 4 - Investigation (PDF 572 KB, 49 pp)
- Chapter 5 - Design
- Sections 5.1 & 5.2 - Design Considerations, Geotechnical Design (PDF 1 MB, 34 pp)
- Section 5.3 - Pavement Design (PDF 1.3 MB, 64 pp)
- Sections 5.4 & 5.5 - Drainage, Aggregate Surfaced Road Design (PDF 300 KB, 17 pp)
- Chapter 6 - Design Recommendations Report (PDF 64 KB, 9 pp)
- Appendix A - Aggregate Sources (PDF 49 KB, 12 pp)
- Appendix C: Design Recommendations/Soil Letter Resolution (PDF 26 KB, 4 pp)
- Appendix D: Unbonded Concrete Overlay Design (PDF 330 KB, 17 pp)
- Appendix E: Pavement Rehabilitation Selection Process (PDF 68 KB, 8 pp)
- Pavement Design Examples (PDF 32 KB, 4 pp)