is the official pavement design software developed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) . It represents a shift from traditional empirical design methods (based solely on past observation) to Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) design.
The software processes three general categories of input data to determine the optimal pavement thickness and material composition: mnpave
: Models seasonal variations, including the critical freeze-thaw cycles and temperature extremes common in Minnesota. is the official pavement design software developed by
The software focuses on two primary distress types that lead to pavement failure: Di Benedetto - Canadian Science Publishing one must understand the "M-E" approach:
To understand MnPAVE, one must understand the "M-E" approach: