The following abbreviations are used in this document; this list is provided for quick reference.
AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
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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 |
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