Pavement management florida department of transportation. This software may be downloaded and used without restriction. For flexible pavement design it will focus on applications of both modulus 7 and fps 21 which is the only approved flexible pavement design software permitted by txdot. The txdotcustomized version of bridgelink is versatile, user friendly, windowsbased software for the design, analysis, and load rating of multispan precastprestressed concrete bridge beamsgirders in accordance with the aashto lrfd bridge design specifications thru the 8th edition, 2017 and txdot design policies and guidelines. Design software georgia department of transportation. Pavement manual the texas department of transportation ftp. Materials investigation and selection information 1. Mar 01, 20 design meets the modified triaxial design for both the temporary 6. Fps 19 for windows report 018691 fps 19 is the approved. Our responsibilities include the pavement design analysis, alternate pavement designs hma and concrete and lifecycle pavement cost analysis for indot roadway projects. Txdot divisions maintain statewide electronic master files. The office of pavement engineering is responsible for the pavement design analyses of new, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preservation projects for indots roadways.
First, the subgrade upon which the pavement is placed will have a large impact on structural design. You will be asked to submit the appropriate password in order to download each program. Walubita transportation researcher texas transportation institute and tom scullion senior research engineer texas transportation institute product 04822p6 project 04822 project title. When the program is downloaded, run it by doubleclicking its icon or by choosing run from your computers start menu. Txdot pavement design and analysis training site downloading the design and analysis programs fps 21. The office also performs life cycle cost analysis to aid in pavement type selection. Available software include faarfield, comfaa, compsys, and other programs.
Design permeable interlocking concrete pavement for pedestrian areas, parking lots, alleys and streets, the most durable and repairable permeable pavement surface. This spreadsheet will perform the calculations required by chapter 54 of the bde manual to determine a design thickness and conduct a lifecycle cost analysis. Txdot has established standards and specifications for the construction and maintenance of highways, streets and bridges. The accompanying software, aashtoware pavement me design, was released in 2011. This procedure incorporates the use of pavement deflections measured using a falling weight deflectometer, layered elastic theory stress and strains, seasonal variations in the base and subgrade materials due to temperature. The following table lists free txdot and fhwa engineering software to assist in highway design. A mechanistic computer program pavement interactive. The airport pavement structural design system apsds is a computer software package with the capability to make even the most complex design project simpler, surer, more costeffective and faster than has ever been possible with any other design sys. Transportation criteria manual section 3 pavement design. There was a need to better manage the citys pavement and in 2015 the city of new braunfels embarked on improving the pavement management program including updating pavement scores and implementing new software. Fps19w is the previous design program which has been replaced by fps 21. The roadway pavement design office is aggressively pursuing the implementation of mechanisticempirical pavement design guide mepdg now called pavement me design in tennessee. The office is an integral part of the tdot roadway design division. The txcrcpme program is the only approved design method for crcp projects at txdot.
Pavement design resources flexible pavements of ohio. Downloading the design programs txdot pavement design training. Bituminous testing spreadsheet version 2, xlsm 400 kb if you have data in a version 1 spreadsheet and would like it updated to version 2, contact bruce. Newly added with this version is jointed plain concrete overlay designs for all six types bonded on ashpalt, unbonded on asphalt, bonded on concrete, unbonded on concrete, bonded on composite, unbonded on compsosite. Monitor field performance of fulldepth asphalt pavements to validate design procedures. User manual for the txdot rigid pavement design and analysis. This workshop will cover the details of both flexible and rigid pavement design as described in the texas department of transportations txdots pavement design manual. The 1993 aashto guide for design of pavement structures is the only approved design method for cpcd projects. The utah department of transportation udot has adopted aashtoware pavement me design software to perform pavement designs according to the aashto mechanisticempirical pavement design guide mepdg and udot new pavement design manual of instruction for all pavement designs including federal aid local government projects. Winpas 12, which is based on the commonlyused aashto 1993 pavement design guide, has been updated to make it compatible with current windowsbased operating systems, has a new gui or graphical user interface, and includes updated help screens which make the. The aim of this research is to develop software for the flexible pavement design based on the aashto, group index, and cbr.
Txdot pavement design and analysis training site downloading the design and analysis programs. It should also be noted that in 2008, aashto released the mechanisticempirical pavement design guide. Below are links to documents and important information for contractors and professional service providers. Streetpave 12 is the latest in jointed plain concrete pavement thickness design. Pavement design free pavement design software download. The application of this software is the responsibility of the user. Software programs interlocking concrete pavement institute. Pavement design processes pavement design spreadsheets. Everseries for short contains three independent programs. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Texas mechanisticempirical flexible pavement design and. Rigid pavement design software for the 1998 supplement to the aashto guide for design of pavement structures, part ii. This txdotcustomized version of pgsuper is versatile, user friendly, windowsbased software for the design, analysis, and load rating of multispan precastprestressed concrete bridge beamsgirders in accordance with the aashto lrfd bridge design specifications thru the 8th edition, 2017 and by txdot design policies and guidelines. Design software for the txdot method is called texas flexible pavement system fps21.
Pavement design in texas workshop event management. Windowsbased flexible pavement design tools for txdot. User manual for the txdot rigid pavement design and. Lecture 12 txdot flexible pavement design method texas me fps21. The pavement management section provides analysis tools, procedures and technical assistance through well coordinated pavement management and design systems enabling the districts to put the right pavement in the right place at the right time. City of austin to make the highway programs for rural highway design more suit. Txdot provides computeraided drawing cad standard plan files that may be used as follows. The final results of the software are presented in the form of charts and tables. Fps19w software is used to assist in flexible pavement design. Pavement management program new braunfels, tx official. Engineering software is currently unavailable for download using internet explorer. The fhwa does not provide user assistance or support for this software. Researchers in the pavement management program have extensive expertise in the following areas.
Development of the rpd software rpd software features and capabilities how to use the rpd software. The txdot design system was adapted from the american association of state highways and transportation officials. Pavement me design software hereinafter pavement me design for crcp. Magdy mikhail, the txdot director of pavement preservation, initiated a search for modern offtheshelf pms software. This design method was developed under txdot research project 05832, develop mechanisticempirical design for crcp. Mar 10, 2020 the txdot customized version of bridgelink is versatile, user friendly, windowsbased software for the design, analysis, and load rating of multispan precastprestressed concrete bridge beamsgirders in accordance with the aashto lrfd bridge design specifications thru the 8th edition, 2017 and txdot design policies and guidelines. Pavement design table of contents city of round rock. The txdot bridge geometry system bgs is useful for bridge geometric design. Design resources texas asphalt pavement association. Characterizing existing hotmix asphalt layer damage for mechanistic pavement rehabilitation design fhwa proj140126 demonstration of network level pavement structural evaluation with traffic speed deflectometer fhwa proj095 quantifying pavement albedo fhwa proj018 pavement structural evaluation at the network level fhwa proj. Engineering software texas department of transportation. The mepdg is designed to update the 1993 aashto guide for design of pavement structures, which is primarily based on empirical observations from the aasho road test that began in the 1950s.
When the program is downloaded, run it by doubleclicking its icon or by. Texas perpetual pavements new design guidelines by lubinda f. When designing pavements both mix design and structural design, there are three fundamental external design parameters to consider. The authors thank the members of txdots project monitoring committee. The new version of the software incorporates the texas triaxial design check. In 2010, adot contracted with applied research associates, inc. By downloading the software, the user accepts responsibility for understanding the following conditions and limitations, and agrees to them. Department of transportation txdot rigid pavement database project. Dec 05, 2019 intelligent transportation systems its standards. The new systems are all windowsbased and contain several enhancements over the current dos systems. Research focuses on improving the durability, safety, and efficiency of pavement materials and structures within both economic and environmental constraints.
Idot mechanistic pavement design and lifecycle cost analysis. The responsible division is identified in the plan title block, and good quality printed versions of the file may be used statewide in plan sets without being signed. Software includes input errortrapping for learners. Wsdot has developed, in conjunction with the university of washington, a mechanisticempirical overlay design procedure. Winpas 12, which is based on the commonlyused aashto 1993 pavement design guide, has been updated to make it compatible with current windowsbased operating systems, has a new gui or graphical user interface, and includes updated help screens which make the software easier to use than ever before. Other pavement design resources asphalt paving alliances construction checklist for parking lots this checklist is designed to help the onsite inspector or owners representative identify key aspects of parking lot construction and best practices known to produce a quality pavement project. Defaults by county are available in the fps design program. A database is included that tracks user access so txdot may monitor who is using the software. For proper display of these standards in microstation extract these font files into the c. Txdot pavement management system goes live agileassets. Modifications to the txdot highway programs were by the undertaken by the.
Secondly, to assist the pavement engineer with the crcp design process using the aashto pavement me design software, this technical summary describes the main crcp design inputs and identifies the most sensitive design inputs and features. The software has a userfriendly interface and has completed beta testing. The washington state dot has developed a layered elasticbased software package called the everseries pavement analysis programs sivaneswaran, pierce and mahoney, 2001 1. Lecture 12 txdot flexible pavement design method texas. Airport design software supports pavement design and pay reductions for airport pavement projects. The triaxial procedure supplements fps to ensure that pavement design has enough thickness to protect the subgrade against a compressive failure. Pdf software development pakpave for flexible pavement. Texas department of transportation txdot design system currently being utilized by txdot and its local districts and is modified for municipal applications.
Triaxial class ttc design method contained within the fps 21 software. Pavement manual texas department of transportation. Superpave gradation study and specification updates. The txdot design system was adapted from the american association of state highways and transportation officials aashto, interim design method, with.
American or metric versions include an extensive documentation and help library, as well as onscreen, mouseover advice. Layered elastic analysis everstress fwd pavement modulus backcalculation evercalc. As the city of new braunfels continues to grow, the number of miles added to the citys roadway system also continues to expand. Once this requirement has been completed and furnished for. Pavement design unit will provide, each prospective pavement designer must have evidence of a grade of c or better in either an undergraduatelevel or graduatelevel pavement design course or equivalent course in pavement design based on aashto methodology. Software development pakpave for flexible pavement design. Jun 16, 2016 in 2012, a giant step forward was made when mr.
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