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AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design

AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design is the next generation of pavement design software, which builds upon the AASHTO mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide. The software is a production-ready tool designed to support the day-to-day operations of public and private pavement engineers. As a comprehensive pavement design and analysis tool, the software is capable of providing support and insights to highway decision-makers, academia, and consultants.

AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design represents the current advancements in pavement design. It also provides tools to optimize pavement designs based on given requirements allowing the user to evaluate and fine-tune the design. The database utility allows users to save final designs as well as individual input parameters such that these can subsequently be used for future designs, various distress and performance analyses, and for other management purposes. AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design reflects a change in the methods and procedures engineers use to design pavement structures. It takes advantage of the advances in material mechanics, axle-load spectra, and climate data for predicting pavement performance.

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Features

Mechanistic-Empirical Approach

The software is built upon the NCHRP mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide, and allows engineers to leverage advanced material mechanics, axle-load spectra, and climate data for accurate pavement performance predictions.

Comprehensive Outputs

The software calculates pavement responses and combines them with other parameters to predict pavement distresses and smoothness loss over time for both HMA and PCC pavements. These outputs provide a basis for checking the adequacy of trial designs.

User-Friendly Interface and Functionality

The software offers a user-friendly interface with several enhancements such as automatic update notifications, climate data viewers, multi-project editing, batch processing, sensitivity analysis, database functionality, and more

License

Individual Workstation License

The individual workstation license allows only one user to use the software at a time. With this option, the computer operates in standalone mode. An agency can purchase multiple workstation licenses.

Site License

A site license is based on the maximum number of concurrent users accessing the program through a single license server in the network. This license requires a connection to a license server when installing the software. The license permits cities/counties, and contractors/consultants employed by the licensing agency access to the product on the Member Department’s network.

The site license is available in the following options based on the number of concurrent users required:

  • Option 1: Site License for up to 9 concurrent users
  • Option 2: Site License for up to 14 concurrent users
  • Option 3: Site License for up to 20 concurrent users

Purchasers of the Site License for up to 20 Concurrent Users will have an option to increase the number of concurrent users for an additional fee.

Subscription Service

Web-based subscriptions are only available for version 3.0 of the software. Costs are dependent on the number of user seats desired by the agency. The number of users that may access the system at a time is limited by the number of seats purchased by the agency. Agencies may register any number of users for the service.

The subscription service is available in the following options based on the number of user seats required:

  • Option 1: Single user subscription
  • Option 2: Subscription service for up to 9 concurrent seats
  • Option 3: Subscription service for up to 14 concurrent seats
  • Option 4: Subscription service for up to 20 concurrent seats

Purchasers of the subscription service for up to 20 concurrent seats will have an option to increase the number of concurrent seats for an additional fee.

Backcalculation Tool

The Pavement ME Deflection Data Analysis and Backcalculation Tool is a standalone software program that can be used to generate backcalculation inputs from Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) files to the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design software for rehabilitation design. Although the tool is included with the Pavement ME Design software, it can also be licensed separately and used as a standalone single user application.

Evaluation License (120-Day)

An evaluation license valid for up to 120 days can be obtained at no fee. The software provided is not a demonstration copy but the actual executable full-function current software release of the product. Execution of an Evaluation License Agreement is required. This no cost option is limited to one evaluation period per agency per product prior to licensing.

Individual Workstation License

The individual workstation license allows only one user to use the software at a time. With this option, the computer operates in standalone mode. An agency can purchase multiple workstation licenses.

Site License

A site license is based on the maximum number of concurrent users accessing the program through a single license server in the network. This license requires a connection to a license server when installing the software. The license permits cities/counties, and contractors/consultants employed by the licensing agency access to the product on the agency’s network.

The site license is available in the following options based on the number of concurrent users required:

  • Option 1: Site License for up to 9 concurrent users
  • Option 2: Site License for up to 14 concurrent users
  • Option 3: Site License for up to 20 concurrent users

Purchasers of the Site License for up to 20 Concurrent Users will have an option to increase the number of concurrent users for an additional fee.

Subscription Service

Web-based subscriptions are only available for version 3.0 of the software. Costs are dependent on the number of user seats desired by the agency. The number of users that may access the system at a time is limited by the number of seats purchased by the agency. Agencies may register any number of users for the service.

The subscription service is available in the following options based on the number of user seats required:

  • Option 1: Single user subscription
  • Option 2: Subscription service for up to 9 concurrent seats
  • Option 3: Subscription service for up to 14 concurrent users
  • Option 4: Subscription service for up to 20 concurrent users

Purchasers of the subscription service for up to 20 concurrent seats will have an option to increase the number of concurrent seats for an additional fee.

Backcalculation Tool

The Pavement ME Deflection Data Analysis and Backcalculation Tool is a standalone software program that can be used to generate backcalculation inputs from Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) files to the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design software for rehabilitation design. Although the tool is included with the Pavement ME Design software, it can also be licensed separately and used as a standalone single user application.

Evaluation License (30-Day)

An evaluation license valid for up to 30 days can be obtained at no fee. The software provided is not a demonstration copy but the actual executable full-function current software release of the product. Execution of an Evaluation License Agreement is required. This no cost option is limited to one evaluation period per agency per product prior to licensing.

International License

AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design is available for licensing to entities located outside the United States and that do not have membership in AASHTO. These international entities must license through Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA).

Educational License

This is a no cost version of the AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design software that is modified for use by educational institutions within the jurisdictions of our Member Departments, and/or Associate Members for teaching purposes in the classroom only. This option is not available to individuals, and it is not to be used for research, graduate work, or any other purpose.

Service Units

Special fixed-fee increments or units of contractor-provided service can be obtained for consultation and support to assist agencies in preparing data and using AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design. The service unit contractor, Applied Research Associates, is an independent contractor and solely responsible for all aspects of the performance, delivery, quality and terms and conditions of service they provide to agencies. An agency may commit to one or more units of service.

Hosting Service Units

Special fixed-fee increments or units of contractor-provided services can be obtained for hosting. These service units are intended to provide a means for allowing AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design licensees to supplement their existing system with hosting services. The hosting service unit contractor, Applied Research Associates, is an independent contractor and is solely responsible for all aspects of the performance, delivery, quality, and terms and conditions of service they provide to agencies. An agency may commit to one or more units of service.

Implementation Assistance

The purpose of this catalog bundle is to provide agencies with implementation assistance to start using the Pavement ME Design (PMED) software. The scope of the work for this bundle is customizable to accommodate agency specific needs. The scope of the work can include:

  • Review agency pavement design, distress data collection, and lab/field testing practices .
  • Establish input estimation procedures, default values for missing data.
  • Identify obstacles and information gaps.
  • Define procedures for developing input libraries for design.
  • Review compatibility of available data with respect to PMED.
  • Develop agency specific roadmap or implementation plan.
  • Develop agency specific verification and/or local calibration plan.
  • Prepare preliminary PMED user guide.
  • Provide guidance for performing concurrent designs.

Pavement ME Application Training - 1

The workshop provides three days of on-site training for the PMED software application. The focus of the workshop is to provide users with an introduction to the AASHTOWare PMED software for flexible and rigid pavements design.

Pavement ME Application Training - 2

The workshop builds upon the “Pavement ME Application Training – 1” course and provides in-depth hands-on training for experienced users of the PMED application. The course materials and examples are customized to reflect local design practices. The workshop topics can include examples for designing atypical or non-standard designs, using the different tools and features included in the software such as thickness optimization, sensitivity analysis, Backcalculation Tool (BcT), MapME, and the Calibration Assistance Tool (CAT). The contractor will contact the agency to finalize the workshop scheduling, examples, and agenda.

Additional Enhancement Funding

Any member department, or group of member departments that desires to fund development/enhancement work for one or more AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design modules that will not be addressed in current work plan(s) should follow the process outlined in the AASHTOWare Catalog

Service Units

Special fixed-fee increments or units of contractor-provided service can be obtained for consultation and support to assist agencies in preparing data and using AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design. The service unit contractor, Applied Research Associates, is an independent contractor and solely responsible for all aspects of the performance, delivery, quality and terms and conditions of service they provide to agencies. An agency may commit to one or more units of service.

Hosting Service Units

Special fixed-fee increments or units of contractor-provided services can be obtained for hosting. These service units are intended to provide a means for allowing AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design licensees to supplement their existing system with hosting services. The hosting service unit contractor, Applied Research Associates, is an independent contractor and is solely responsible for all aspects of the performance, delivery, quality, and terms and conditions of service they provide to agencies. An agency may commit to one or more units of service.

Implementation Assistance

The purpose of this catalog bundle is to provide agencies with implementation assistance to start using the Pavement ME Design (PMED) software. The scope of the work for this bundle is customizable to accommodate agency specific needs. The scope of the work can include:

  • Review agency pavement design, distress data collection, and lab/field testing practices .
  • Establish input estimation procedures, default values for missing data.
  • Identify obstacles and information gaps.
  • Define procedures for developing input libraries for design.
  • Review compatibility of available data with respect to PMED.
  • Develop agency specific roadmap or implementation plan.
  • Develop agency specific verification and/or local calibration plan.
  • Prepare preliminary PMED user guide.
  • Provide guidance for performing concurrent designs.

Pavement ME Application Training - 1

The workshop provides three days of on-site training for the PMED software application. The focus of the workshop is to provide users with an introduction to the AASHTOWare PMED software for flexible and rigid pavements design.

Pavement ME Application Training - 2

The workshop builds upon the “Pavement ME Application Training – 1” course and provides in-depth hands-on training for experienced users of the PMED application. The course materials and examples are customized to reflect local design practices. The workshop topics can include examples for designing atypical or non-standard designs, using the different tools and features included in the software such as thickness optimization, sensitivity analysis, Backcalculation Tool (BcT), MapME, and the Calibration Assistance Tool (CAT). The contractor will contact the agency to finalize the workshop scheduling, examples, and agenda.