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Citation Manager Lam, Ignatius Po, Martin, Geoffrey R, Anderson, Donald G, Wang, Joseph N, Transportation Research Board. "Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications." NCHRP Report 611: Seismic Analysis and Design of Retaining Walls, Buried Structures, Slopes, and Embankments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009. Please select a format: Page 138   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore Page 138 Front Matter (R1-R10) 1.1 Overall Project Objectives, Approach, and Schedule (1-1) 1.2.1 Plans for Implementing the LRFD Design Methodology (2-3) 1.2.2 Overview of Conclusions from Initial Phase of Work (4-4) 1.2.3 Overview of Conclusions from Second Phase of Work (5-6) 1.2.4 Overview of Conclusions from Third Phase of Work (7-7) 1.3.1 Volume 1 - Final Project Report (8-8) 1.3.2 Volume 2 - Recommended Specifications, Commentaries, and Example Problems (9-9) 2.1 Earthquake Design Basis (10-10) 2.2 Literature Search (11-11) 2.2.1 Key References (12-13) 2.2.2 General Observations (14-14) 2.3 DOT, Vendor, and Consultant Contacts (15-16) 2.4 Conclusions (17-17) 3.1.1 Gravity and Semi-Gravity Walls (18-20) 3.1.2 MSE Retaining Walls (21-21) 3.2.1 Seismic Considerations for Soil Slopes (22-22) 3.2.2 Seismic Considerations for Rock Slopes (23-23) 3.3 Buried Structures (24-24) 3.4 Conclusions (25-25) 4.1 Developments for Seismic Ground Motions (26-27) 4.2.1 Generalized Limit Equilibrium Analyses (28-28) 4.2.2 Wall Height-Dependent Seismic Coefficient (29-29) 4.3 Developments for Slopes and Embankments (30-30) 4.4.1 Analysis Procedures for TGD (31-32) 4.5 Summary (33-34) 5.1.1 Update to AASHTO Seismic Ground Motion Criteria (35-37) 5.1.2 Range of Ground Shaking Levels in the United States for Referenced Soft Rock (38-38) 5.1.3 Variation in Spectral Shapes for Soil and Rock Sites in WUS versus CEUS (39-40) 5.2.2 Description of Ground Motion Database (41-41) 5.2.4 Microsoft Access Database (42-42) 5.2.7 Newmark Sliding Block Displacement Correlations (43-45) 5.2.8 Comparison Between Correlations (46-47) 5.2.9 Confidence Level (48-48) 5.3 Correlation of PGV with S1 (49-53) 5.4 Conclusions (54-54) 6.1.1 Scattering Analyses for a Slope (55-62) 6.1.2 Scattering Analyses for Retaining Walls (63-65) 6.2 Conclusions (66-67) 7.1 Current Design Practice (68-70) 7.2.1 Seismic Active Earth Pressures (71-72) 7.2.2 Seismic Passive Earth Pressures (73-73) 7.3.2 Results of M-O Analyses for Soils with Cohesion (74-74) 7.3.3 Implication to Design (75-75) 7.5 Height-Dependent Seismic Design Coefficients (76-76) 7.5.1 Evaluation of Impedance Contrasts and Soil Behavior (77-78) 7.5.2 Results of Impedance Contrast and Nonlinearity Evaluations (79-80) 7.6 Displacement-Based Design for Gravity, Semi Gravity, and MSE Walls (81-81) 7.7 Conventional Gravity and Semi-Gravity Walls - Recommended Design Method for External Stability (82-83) 7.8.2 MSE Walls - Design Method for External Stability (84-86) 7.8.3 MSE Walls - Design Method for Internal Stability (87-87) 7.9.1 Nongravity Cantilever Walls (88-90) 7.9.2 Anchored Walls (91-92) 7.9.3 Soil Nail Walls (93-93) 7.10 Conclusions (94-95) 8.1.1 Engineered Slopes and Embankments (96-96) 8.2.1 Limit Equilibrium Approach (97-98) 8.2.2 Displacement-Based Approach (99-99) 8.3 Proposed Design Methodology (100-100) 8.4.1 Problem Description (101-101) 8.5.1 Limit Equilibrium Design Methods (102-102) 8.5.3 Liquefaction Potential (103-103) 8.6 Conclusions (104-104) 9.2 Culvert/Pipe Characteristics (105-105) 9.3 General Effects of Earthquakes and Potential Failure Modes (106-106) 9.3.1 Ground Shaking (107-107) 9.4 Current Seismic Design Practice for Culverts or Other Buried Structures (108-108) 9.5.1 Ovaling of Circular Conduits (109-112) 9.5.2 Racking of Rectangular Conduits (113-114) 9.6.2 Model Assumptions and Results (115-128) 9.7 Conclusions and Recommendations (129-130) 10.2 Retaining Walls (131-131) 10.3 Slopes and Embankments (132-132) 10.5 Need for Confirming Methods (133-133) References (134-136) Appendices (137-137) Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (138-138)

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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI­NA Airports Council International­North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA Air Transport Association ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation