CE517 – Fall 2021 Lect.

4 : Software demonstration

KENPAVE Demonstration

1. Software download

2. Software setup

3. Software overview

4. Example

KENPAVE Demonstration
1. Software download
You can search the web for KENPAVE Download or start from the download link in the course
facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/ce517f21

Click

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Click

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1. Software download

Download is starting
When completed go
to Downloads and
move the file to a
selected folder in
your PC

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Move the file to a

selected folder in your PC
C:> Kenpave_517

KENPAVE Demonstration
2. Software setup

Click to unzip
and extract
files

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2. Software setup

Click setup
to install the
software

2. Software setup KENPAVE Demonstration

Kenpave
icon

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3. Software overview

KENPAVE Main Screen

KENPAVE Demonstration
3. Software overview

• LAYERINP

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3. Software overview LAYERINP Main Screen

This is the Main Menu of LAYERINP for creating and editing data file.
This menu appears when the LAYERINP button on the Main Screen of KENPAVE is clicked.

KENPAVE Demonstration
3. Software overview

• The data is divided into groups and can be found by clicking the
appropriate menu. Always start from the left menu to the right
because data entered in the left menu may affect the type of form
to be used in the right menu.

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2. Below each menu is a label showing 'input' in red or 'default' in blue. The red label
indicates that you must click the menu to supply some of the data, while the blue label
implies that the default values have been provided so, if you want to use the defaults,
there is no need to click the menu

3. For a longer description of each menu, you can point the arrow to the corresponding label
below the menu. Except for the 'file' label, you can also click the label, instead of the
menu, to obtain the data entry form.

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3. Software overview

4. Below the menus and labels are the following buttons:

Data Set: Data Set 1 is active automatically. Click Data Set 2 to 5 if there
are 2 to 5 sets of data. If a data set indicates 'No' in blue, you should not
click it unless you want to create a new data set.

Save: Click 'Save' for an old file with no change of filename.

Save As: Click 'Save As' to rename the new 'Untitled' file or change the
name of an old file.
Exit: Click 'Exit' after the file has been saved by clicking 'Save' or 'Save As'.

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 Below the five data set buttons are labels with 'Yes' in red and 'No' in blue. The red yes label
indicates that the data set exists or must be provided by the user, while the blue no label
indicates that no data set exits.
 For a new file, the label under Data Sets 2 to 5 are always No in blue. If these Data Set buttons
are clicked, it will be changed to Yes in red and all the data in Data Set 1 will be copied into
these new sets.
 For an existing file, the label under data sets 2 to 5 may be blue or red depending on NPROB
specified in the data file. If a blue Data Set is clicked, it will be changed to Yes in red and all the
data in Data Set 1 will be copied into this new Data Set. The reason for copying from Data Set 1
is to avoid the repeated input of data for each data set because these sets must be related,
otherwise they would not be run at the same time.
 For example, to find the effect of pavement thickness, several data sets can be run at the same
time, each with a different thickness while all other data remain the same.

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(5) The number of problems to be solved depends on the number of data sets.
The maximum number of data sets is limited to 5. For a new file, always proceed
from data set 1 to data set 5 by clicking the option button.
The active data set is indicated by a black dot in the option button.
The number of problems (NPROB) or data sets is governed by the highest data set
number.

For example, once Data Set 5 is clicked, NPROB will be 5 and cannot be reduced to
any other number unless the NPROB in the data file is changed.

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4. Example
A flexible pavement structure comprised of 4 layers with thicknesses and properties as show
in the following table. A dual wheel load is applied on the top of the pavement with a contact
radius of 10.75 cm and contact pressure of 586 kPa.
Calculate the stresses, strains and deflections at the following points directly under the load:
1. Top surface
2. Middle of each layer
3. Interfaces
4. Depth of 107 cm
Density
Check results at 7 points across the Layer h (cm) E (kPa) μ
(kN/m3)
dual wheels. Surface course (AC) 10 2.413E+06 0.2 24.4
Base course (ATB) 15 1.034E+06 0.3 23.6
Aggregate subbase 15 5.861E+05 0.4 15.7
Crushed Agg. subbase 30 8.274E+04 0.4 14.14
Geotextile fabric No structural support value
Subgrade soil NA 3.437E+04 45 14.14

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10.75 cm
P = 586 kPa

 0 cm
Surface course (AC)
 5 cm 10 cm
Eac = 2414 Mpa , 24.4 kN//m3, =0.2
 10 cm
Y 
10.001 cm
Base course (ATB)
 17.5 cm 15 cm
EATB = 1034 Mpa , 23.6 kN//m3 , =0.3
43.75 cm  25 cm
 25.001 cm
 Aggregate subbase (SB1)
ESB1 = 586 Mpa , 15.7 kN//m3 , =0.4  32.5 cm
15 cm
  40 cm

40.001 cm
22.25 cm
 Crushed Agg. Subbase (SB2)
Yw =33 cm 16.5 cm  55 cm
ESB2 = 83 Mpa , 14.14 kN//m3 , =0.4 30 cm
10.75 cm

 X  70 cm

70.001 cm

Subgrade soil (SG) ͚
-10.75 cm ESG = 34.5 Mpa , 14.14 kN//m3 , =0.4
 Z = depth

 107 cm

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4. Example

Launch KENPAVE Program

• LAYERINP

KENPAVE Demonstration
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Launch KENPAVE Program

• File

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Launch KENPAVE Program

 File
 New
 Untitled

 General
 Input

KENPAVE Demonstration
4. Example

Fill in Data

 TITLE
 Example1_F21

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Fill in Data

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4. Example

Layers

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Layers

input

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4. Example

Example1_F21.txt

 Note: On the Editor screen of KENPAVE, there is an

Examples menu with six examples (LAY1 to LAY6).
 It is suggested that these examples be carefully
studied before you work on other problems.
 Either English or SI units can be used, so it is
suggested that some of these problems be
converted to SI units and run with KENLAYER.

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