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NCHRP Synthesis 381: Falling Weight Deflectometer Usage (2008)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis Program (NCHRPSYN)

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Alavi, Sirous, Tavares, Michael P, LeCates, Jeffrey F, Transportation Research Board. "Abbreviations." NCHRP Synthesis 381: Falling Weight Deflectometer Usage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-2)
Purpose (3-3)
Scope (4-4)
Definitions (5-6)
Falling Weight Deflectometer Types and Configurations (7-7)
Falling Weight Deflectometer Manufacturers (8-9)
Maintenance Practices (10-11)
Calibration Procedures (12-12)
Calibration Requirements (13-13)
Calibration Centers (14-14)
Data Collection Guidelines (15-19)
Data Storage (20-20)
Data Analysis Methods (21-21)
Data Analysis Software (22-22)
Analysis Output File Types (23-23)
Qualifications (24-24)
Additional Training Opportunities (25-26)
Outsourcing Requirements (27-28)
Case 2. Pavement Rehabilitation and Overlay (29-29)
Case 4. Pavement Management Systems (30-30)
Case 7. Spring Load Restrictions (31-31)
Case 11. Project Acceptance and Evaluation (32-32)
Case 12. Conversion of Data from Other Nondestructive Testing Devices (33-33)
Case 13. International Practices (34-34)
Portable Falling Weight Deflectometer (35-35)
Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design (36-36)
CHAPTER TEN - Conclusions (37-38)
References (39-42)
Bibliography (43-43)
Abbreviations (44-44)
APPENDIX A - Survey Questionnaire (45-67)
Part 1: Background Information (68-68)
Part 2: FWD Equipment Types (69-69)
Part 3: FWD Equipment Maintenance (70-73)
Part 4: FWD Equipment Calibration (74-79)
Part 5: GeneraL FWD Testing Procedures (80-83)
Part 6: FWD Field Testing - Flexible Pavements (84-92)
Part 7: FWD Field Testing - Rigid Pavements (93-102)
Part 8: FWD Computers (103-104)
Part 9: Data Analysis (105-107)
Part 10: Data Management and Storage (108-109)
Part 11: Personnel Training (110-115)
Part 12: FWD Program Administration - Part 1 of 2 (116-117)
Part 13: FWD Program Administration - Part 2 of 2 (118-126)

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44 Abbreviations AC Asphalt concrete NHI National Highway Institute ADOT Arizona Department of Transportation NYSDOT New York State DOT ALDOT Alabama Department of Transportation PCC Portland cement concrete ASR Alkali-silicate reaction PDDX Pavement Deflection Data Exchange BMPR Bureau of Materials and Physical Research PFWD Portable falling weight deflectometer Caltrans California Department of Transportation PLT Plate load test CBR California Bearing Ratio PMS Pavement management system COST European Cooperation in the Field of R2 Coefficient of determination Scientific and Technical Research RCA Recycling concrete aggregate CRCP Continuously reinforced concrete pavement SDDOT South Dakota Department of Transportation DCP Dynamic cone penetrometer SHA State highway agency Deff Effective slab depth SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program DOS Disk Operating System (Microsoft) SN Structural number ERI Engineering Research International SNeff Effective structural number FDOT Florida Department of Transportation SRA Swedish Road Administration FWD Falling weight deflectometer TRIS Transportation Research Information FWDUG Falling Weight Deflectometer User's Group Services GDOT Georgia Department of Transportation TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation GPR Ground-penetrating radar UTEP University of Texas at El Paso GUI Graphical user interface UTW Ultra-thin whitetopping HMA Hot-mix asphalt VDOT Virginia Department of Transportation HWD Heavy weight deflectometer VTrans Vermont Agency of Transportation IDOT Illinois Department of Transportation WSDOT Washington State DOT INDOT Indiana Department of Transportation UNITS OF MEASURE ITD Idaho Transportation Department cm centimeter ITRD International Transport Research Documentation ft foot JCP Jointed concrete pavement in. inch JPC Jointed plain concrete km kilometer k k-value kN kilonewton LFWD Lightweight FWD ksi kips per square inch LTE Load transfer efficiency lbf pounds force LTPP Long-Term Pavement Performance mi mile LVDT Linear variable displacement transducers mils milli-inch (0.0001 in.) Mr Resilient modulus MPa megapascal MEPDG Mechanistic­Empirical Pavement Design m micrometer Guide pci pound per cubic inch MoDOT Missouri Department of Transportation psi pounds per square inch MRWA Main Roads Western Australia NDT Nondestructive testing