Pavement Designer — The Complete Guide: Online Concrete Pavement Thickness Design
Pavement Designer is an online design tool from the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). It designs the thickness of concrete pavements and overlays, based on the association’s methodology. Use is free, and a free registration may be required.
Pavement Designer
American Concrete Pavement Association
Concrete pavement design from the American Concrete Pavement Association.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Streets and local roads — thickness design from traffic and subgrade.
- Parking lots — concrete pavements for car parks.
- Industrial facilities — intermodal yards and sites with heavy loads.
- Overlays — concrete over an existing pavement.
- Browser-based — no installation.
What to know
The design methods, traffic data and assumptions are American. On a project elsewhere, adapt the inputs and results to local standards and guidelines, and use the tool as a check or comparison rather than a replacement for the binding design guidance. The tool covers concrete pavements only.
Related tools
For flexible and rigid pavements by AASHTO — PAVEXpress. For airport pavements — FAARFIELD. For geotechnical tools from the US highway administration — FHWA.
PAVEXpress
National Asphalt Pavement Association
Online pavement thickness design based on AASHTO methods.
Get it from the vendor
FAARFIELD — Airport Pavement Design
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
The FAA’s official thickness-design program for asphalt and concrete airport pavements.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
Pavement Designer is a free, convenient tool for preliminary concrete pavement design — provided you adapt it to local standards.