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Developing Improved Civil Aircraft Arresting Systems (2009)

Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2009. Developing Improved Civil Aircraft Arresting Systems. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14340.
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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2009. Developing Improved Civil Aircraft Arresting Systems. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14340.
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195 A C R O N Y M S A N D A B B R E V I A T I O N S AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AC Advisory Circular ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program APC Arrestor Prediction Code ARFF Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting index ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATD Anthropomorphic Test Device CG Center of Gravity CFR Code of Federal Regulations CRDA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CTEE Cost to Establish EMAS DOT Department of Transportation DEM Discrete Element Modeling (numerical method) EDEM Discrete Element Modeling Software Available Through DEM Solutions EMAS Engineered Material Arresting System ERAS Engineered Root-zone Arresting System ESCO Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAR Federal Aviation Regulations FEM Finite Element Method (numerical method) JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport LGA LaGuardia Airport LS-DYNA Numerical Modeling Software Available Through LSTC LS-OPT Optimization Software Available Through LSTC LSTC Livermore Software Technology Corporation MATLAB Matrix Laboratory software MG Main Gear MSP Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport MTOW Maximum Takeoff Weight MTW Maximum Taxi Weight NG Nose Gear NTSB National Transportation Safety Board RBF Radial Basis Function network RMS(E) Root-Mean-Squared Error RSA Runway Safety Area RSM Response Surface Methodology

196 SPH Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (numerical method) SRSM Sequential Response Surface Methodology TBI Traumatic Brain Injury TRB Transportation Research Board UK United Kingdom U.S. United States

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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 29: Developing Improved Civil Aircraft Arresting Systems explores alternative materials that could be used for an engineered material arresting system (EMAS), as well as potential active arrestor designs for civil aircraft applications. The report examines cellular glass foam, aggregate foam, engineered aggregate, and a main-gear engagement active arrestor system.

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