The following abbreviations are used in this document; this list is provided for quick reference.
AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
ACS |
Adaptive Control Software |
AIDA |
Advanced Incident Detection Algorithm |
ASR |
alkali-silica reactivity |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
AVA |
air void analyzer |
CICAS |
Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems |
CMP |
Corporate Master Plan for Research and Deployment of Technology and Innovation |
CONEW |
Concrete Extrusion Workability |
CP Road Map |
Concrete Pavement Road Map |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
DSRC |
dedicated short-range communications |
DTA |
dynamic traffic assignment |
DynaMIT |
Prototype for the Real-Time Traffic Estimation and Prediction System (TrEPS) |
DYNASMART-X |
Prototype for the Real-Time Traffic Estimation and Prediction System |
FEA |
finite-element analysis |
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
FRP |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
FY |
fiscal year |
GSOS |
Global Positioning System Surface Observation System |
HCC |
hydraulic cement concrete |
HIPERPAV™ |
High-Performance Paving Software |
HPS |
high-performance steel |
HSIS |
Highway Safety Information System |
IC |
Infrastructure Consortium |
ICA |
intersection collision avoidance |
ICM |
Integrated Corridor Management |
ICS |
Intelligent Construction System |
IHSDM |
Interactive Highway Safety Design Model |
ITS |
Intelligent Transportation System |
LED |
light-emitting diode |
LRFD |
load and resistance factor design |
LTBP |
Long-Term Bridge Performance |
LTPP |
Long-Term Pavement Performance |
LTPPBind |
LTPP Binder |
MDSS |
Maintenance Decision Support Systems |
M-E |
mechanistic-empirical |
MUTCD |
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
NCAC |
National Crash Analysis Center |
NCHRP |
National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
NDGPS |
Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System |
NGSIM |
Next Generation Simulation |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
PART |
Program Assessment Rating Tool |
PBCAT |
Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool |
PCC |
portland cement concrete |
R&D |
research and development |
R&T |
research and technology |
RAC |
Research Advisory Committee |
RD&T |
research, development, and technology |
RRPM |
raised retroreflective pavement markers |
RTCC |
Research and Technology Coordinating Council |
RWIS |
Road Weather Information System |
SAFETEA-LU |
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users |
SCOR |
Standing Committee on Research |
SMP |
Seasonal Monitoring Program |
SRS |
Safety, Reliability, and Security |
Superpave® |
Superior Performing Asphalt Pavements System |
SWAT |
Strategic Work Zone Analysis Tools |
T&I |
technology and innovation |
TDR |
time domain reflectometry |
TFHRC |
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
TMC |
transportation management center |
TPF |
Transportation Pooled Fund Program |
TRB |
Transportation Research Board |
TReL |
Traffic Research Laboratory |
TrEPS |
Traffic Estimation and Prediction System |
UAV |
unmanned aerial vehicle |
UHPC |
ultra-high performance concrete |
USDOT |
United States Department of Transportation |
VII |
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration |
WIM |
weigh in motion |