RigidPavementDesignDeficiencies,MajorshortcomingsofJPCPdesignsbasedon1972-1986versionsoftheAASHTOGuide:inadequatejointloadtransfer,longjointspacing,erosionofbase/subbase,poorsubdrainageetc.DeteriorationoccursearlyRehabilitationneeded,DevelopmentofSupplementalAASHTODesignProcedureforJPCP,Seriousdeficienciesnotedin1986AASHTOprocedureStudiesshowedmajorflawsinbase/subgradesupportproceduresNoeasyfixesImprovedstructural(3Dfiniteelement)modelforJPCPwasdevelopedtocorrectdeficiencies,Development,Validation,Adoption:1998SupplementalRigidPavementDesignProcedure,DevelopedunderNCHRPProject1-30(UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign)ValidatedunderFHWA/LTPPresearchstudy(ERESConsultants/ARA)AdoptedbyAASHTOasSupplementaryRigidPavementDesignProcedure(1998)FHWA/LTPP-SupplementaryRigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet(ERESConsultants/ARA),OnlyJPCPForNow,Jointedplainconcretepavement(JPCP),MostconstructedrigidpavementBasicdesignproceduredevelopedProcedurefieldverified,Jointedreinforcedconcretepavement(JRCP)Continuouslyreinforcedconcretepavement(CRCP),Limitedfieldverification,UseofLTPPDatatoVerify1998AASHTODesign,DesignprocedureverifiedusingfielddatafromLTPPInputsto1998AASHTOdesignmodelobtainedActualtrafficlogESALscomparedtopredictedlogW(ESALs)Nosignificantbiasfoundinpredictingserviceabilityofpavementsinfourclimaticzones,PRESENTATIONOBJECTIVES,WhatistheRigidPavementDesign(RPD)Software?DevelopmentofRPDSoftwareRPDSoftwareFeaturesandCapabilitiesHowToUseTheRPDSoftwareWhoShouldUsetheRPDSoftwareandWhyHowtoGettheRPDSoftware,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Informationsheetcontainingspreadsheet“UserGuide”,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Commandbuttonsforeasynavigationbetweensheets,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Commandbuttonlinkstoreferencetables,Jointspacingandedgesupportconditionsaredirectinputs,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Climaticpropertiesaredirectinputsinthesupplementalrigidpavementdesign,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Truesubgradek-valueisused(notadjustedfortop-of-base),RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Easylinkstosensitivityanalysisforvariousdesigninputs,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Projectdatacanbesavedinrowsandexportedtothemainsheets,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,SensitivityAnalysisplotdisplaysinputsheldconstant,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Resultssheetcanbeviewedonscreenorcanbeprinted,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,Calculationsheetshowsallcalculationsanddisplaysdesigntrafficfordifferentslabthicknesses,RigidPavementDesignSpreadsheet:Features,FaultingChecksheetusedtoestimatefaultingoverdesignlifefordoweledandnondoweledpavements,PRESENTATIONOBJECTIVES,WhatistheRigidPavementDesign(RPD)Software?DevelopmentoftheRPDSoftwareRPDSoftwareFeaturesandCapabilitiesHowToUseTheRPDSoftwareWhoShouldUsetheRPDSoftwareandWhyHowtoGettheRPDSoftware,SystemsRequirements,IBMPCrunning:MicrosoftOffice95or97orMicrosoftExcel7.0,UsingTheRPDSoftware,CopytheRigidPavementDesign(RPD)SoftwarespreadsheettotheharddriveTheRPDsoftwarecannotberunfromthefloppydriveOpentheRPDspreadsheetusingMicrosoftExcel,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonEnableMacrostoallowexecutionofspreadsheetmacros,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonInputFormtoaccessthemainsheet,UsingTheRPDSoftware,EnterGeneralInformationfortheprojectasshownbelow:,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ScrolldowntoenterServiceabilityandPCCProperties,UsingTheRPDSoftware,EnterBaseProperties,Reliability,andStandardDeviation,ClickonTable14forfrictionfactorsfordifferentbasetypes,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonInputFormtonavigatebacktothemainscreen,UsingTheRPDSoftware,SelectPavementTypeandEdgeSupportCondition,EnterJointSpacing,UsingTheRPDSoftware,EnterClimaticPropertiesforthedesignregion.ClickonTable15forclimaticpropertiesformajormetropolitanareasineachState.,Forthefirstrunentertheapproximatesubgradek-value,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonCalculateTrafficfortrafficcalculationworksheet,UsingTheRPDSoftware,AfterenteringtrafficdesigninputsclickCalculate,ClickExporttoInputForm,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonCalculateonthemainsheettocalculatethicknessfordesigninputs,ClickonCalculateSeasonalk-Valueforcalculatingseasonallyadjustedk-value,UsingTheRPDSoftware,Enternumberofmonthsandsubgradek-valueforeachseason.ClickCalculate.,UsingTheRPDSoftware,Usethecharttoestimateadjustedk-valueforfilllayerabovethesubgradeand/orrigidlayerbeneaththesubgrade,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonCalculateonthemainsheettorecalculatethicknessfordesigninputswiththeadjustedk-value,UsingTheRPDSoftware,Enterthicknessforsensitivityanalysis,ClickSlabThicknessSensitivityforsensitivityanalysisofdesigntraffictoslabthickness,Clickonradialbuttonsforsensitivityanalysisofdesigntraffictodifferentdesigninputs,UsingTheRPDSoftware,UsingTheRPDSoftware,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonFaultingChecktoperformchecksfordoweledandnondoweledfaulting,UsingTheRPDSoftware,Enterdoweldiameterandotherdesigninputsfordoweledpavements,UsingTheRPDSoftware,ClickonFITableorDrainageCoeff.Tablefortablescontaininginformati