Pavement Topics

• Standards
• Plans and Specifications
• Types
  • Flexible
  • Rigid
  • Composite
• Best Practices
  • Smoother Pavements
  • Quieter Pavements
  • Surface Drainage
• Sublayers
• Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
• Environment & Traffic
  • Climate
  • Traffic

Quick Links

Pavement Calculations

Economic Calculations

• Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
• Context Sensitive Solutions
• Local Assistance Program Guidelines: Chapter 4 - Surface Transportation Program (STP) (PDF, 60 KB)

Drainage Calculations

Calculation of drainage HDM 600, Drainage Material (bases, PVC), DRIP, Edge drain, Layer Design

Maintenance Calculations

• National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 1-37 Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (ME-PDG)
  • ME-PDG Climatic Data

Pavement Rehabilitation Calculations

• Long-life Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies (LLPRS)

Calculation Software

• CalAC v3.1 (ZIP, 1.9MB)
• NewCON90 (Removed 07/10/2007)
• CalFP v1.1 (ZIP, 1.6MB, last updated 01/2008)
• Construction Analysis for Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies (CA4PRS)
• RealCost v2.2 (ZIP, 9.5MB)
• Other Caltrans Calculations

Please forward any questions/comments/suggestions to Hector Vergara (hector_vergara@dot.ca.gov), last updated 04/18/2008).