Title
Simplified Design Table For Minnesota Concrete Pavements
Publisher
Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Services & Library
Abstract
The project “Simplified Design Table for Minnesota Concrete Pavements” led to the creation of MnPCC-ME, a standalone 32-bit Windows executable program to replace the preexisting RigidPave. Whereas RigidPave was based upon the outdated AASHTO 1993 design procedure for rigid pavements, MnPCC-ME is based on MEPDG version 1.1, a mechanistic-empirical design procedure that accounts for the effects of traffic loading and environment. Furthermore, MnPCC-ME was localized for Minnesota pavements through: 1) the use of local climate data and weigh-in-motion traffic data; 2) the incorporation of previously conducted calibrations of the MEPDG for Minnesota pavements; and 3) the inclusion of advanced analysis features included in MnPCC-ME’s flexible design counterpart, MnPAVE. The development and source code of MnPCC-ME is detailed in this final report.
Funding information
Department of Civil Engineering
Suggested Citation
Tompkins, Derek; Khazanovich, Lev.
(2014).
Simplified Design Table For Minnesota Concrete Pavements.
Minnesota Department of Transportation Research Services & Library.
Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/166797.