With some significant changes to PavementDesigner.org, the cement and concrete pavement industries’
web-based concrete-pavement-thickness design platform
is now better than ever!
Eric Ferrebee, Technical Services-ACPA and Andy Gieraltowski, Operations and IT-ACPA, implemented the changes and upgrades to the concrete-pavement-thickness design platform “PavementDesigner.org“, with support from American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), Portland Cement Association (PCA), and National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), and released the new version of the design platform September 28 with two major features:
- The integration of metric units for all roadway and industrial pavement solutions, with the exception of composite pavements with an asphalt or chip seal surface. Designers can now use metric values to run calculations and view reports/graphs. To use this feature, simply set your unit type preference to metric when starting a design.
- A revision to the functionality of the composite pavement design with an asphalt or chip seal surface. The module now shows the calculated damage for a design that is input into the program, rather than calculating a required thickness. This new design process allows users to evaluate composite pavement designs more thoroughly and to make sound engineering decisions.
PavementDesigner.org is the cement and concrete industries’ concrete pavement thickness design platform that allows users—engineers and other professionals interested in concrete or composite pavement designs—to design pavements FREE of charge. Designs may be created on computers or other digital devices without concerns about software updates, patches, or changing versions. Users have the option of creating a unique user ID and password for the creation of a FREE account that allows users to save and retrieve pavement designs.
In October 2019, ACPA presented a new VIDEO that shows the features and benefits of PavementDesigner.org. Created for city, county, and consultant engineers, academia, or anyone involved in design of roadway, industrial, and parking area pavements, PavementDesigner improves upon traditional pavement design software programs, and provides the following value-added features:
- No cost – The platform and is offered completely FREE of charge … eliminating the expense and burden of ordering software and updates, licenses, etc.
- Immediate access – Industry’s best pavement-design programs together into a single website that allows professionals to design pavements immediately.
- Cloud storage/retrieval – Users have the option of creating a user ID and password to save their design work, as well as to retrieve projects using any digital device.
- Automatic updates & improvements – The online system is automatically updated when new content or details are added. Users will not have to download updated software or “patches”.
In an October “3-Minutes on Monday” video, Jerry Voigt, President/CEO-ACPA presented and overview of “PavementDesigner.org”—”the cement and concrete industries’ unified pavement thickness design platform used for concrete and composite pavements”.
Jerry described how the popularity
& use of the pavement design platform
has increased over the past 2-1/2 years
& the significant improvements made
to “PavementDesigner.org“.
It is used today on EVERY CONTINENT
… except Antarctica!
For the PavementDesigner.org Design Platform links, please go to:
WEBSITE: www.pavementdesigner.org
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdNM_gDLvpI&feature=youtu.be
ACPA Concrete Pavement YouTube WEBSITE: www.youtube.com/user/ConcretePavements
ARTICLE: www.acpa.org/pavementdesigner-vid-100919/
Primary sponsors are the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), the Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Research & Education Foundation, and the Portland Cement Association (PCA). Additional funding and support came from the RCC Pavement Council. The RMC Research and Education Foundation is affiliated with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA).