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Appendix A - Glossary
Pages 85-86

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... 85 Abbreviations and Nomenclature AAD Average Absolute Deviation AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ADCP Automated Dynamic Cone Penetrometer ASNT American Society of Nondestructive Testing ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials BCI Base Curvature Index CBR California Bearing Ratio CCC Continuous Compaction Control CMV Compaction Meter Value CT Circular Texture DBP Deflection Basin Parameter DCP Dynamic Cone Penetrometer DMI Distance Measuring Instrument DOT Department of Transportation EDG Electrical Density Gauge EPIC Electronic Pavement Infrastructure, Inc. EMAT Electromagnetic-Acoustic Transducer FAA Federal Aviation Administration FCC Federal Communication Commission FFT Fast Fourier Transform FHWA Federal Highway Administration FWD Falling Weight Deflectometer GDP German Dynamic Plate GPR Ground Penetrating Radar HMA Hot Mix Asphalt HWD Heavy Weight Deflectometer IC Intelligent Compaction IE Impact Echo IR Infrared IV Impact Value JMF Job Mix Formula KTC Kentucky Transportation Center LCL Lower Control Limit LSL Lower Specification Limit LTPP Long Term Pavement Performance LWD Light Weight Deflectometer M-D Moisture-Density M-E Mechanistic-Empirical MEPDG Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide MMA Machine Milled Accelerometer MnROAD Minnesota Road Research MTV Material Transfer Vehicle NCAT National Center for Asphalt Technology NDE Nondestructive Evaluation NDT Nondestructive Testing ODMS Onboard Density Measuring System OGFC Open-Graded Friction Course OMV Oscillo-Meter-Value PATB Permeable Asphalt Treated Base PCA Pavement Composition Analysis PCC Portland Cement Concrete PFWD Portable Falling Weight Deflectometer PG Performance Grade PQI Pavement Quality Indicator PR Penetration Rate PRS Performance Related Specification PSPA Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer PTA Pavement Thickness Analysis PVA Pavement Void Analysis PWL Percent Within Limits QA Quality Assurance QC Quality Control QC/QA Quality Control/Quality Acceptance RAP Recycled Asphalt Pavement RCP Relative Compaction Profile RDD Rolling Dynamic Deflectometer ROSAN Road Surface Analyzer RTRRM Response Type Road Roughness Meter RWD Rolling Wheel Deflectometer SASW Spectral-Analysis-of-Surface-Waves SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program A P P E N D I X A Glossary
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... = Dielectric constant of the layer s[GPR] = Dielectric constant of surface layer θ = Bulk stress Φ = Phase angle or shift ρ = Mass density σ1,2,3 = Principal stress σIR = Stefan-Boltzman constant τoct = Octahedral shear stress λ = Lame's constant γ = Density of layer γMax = Maximum dry density of a material, AASHTO T 180 γs = Dry density of a material ν = Poisson's ratio
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Key Terms

  • percent passing
  • absolute temperature
  • dry density
  • dielectric constant
  • penetration rate

  • radiation emitted
  • transfer function
  • mass density
  • surface layer
  • water content

  • receiver output
  • plasticity index
  • time delay
  • maximum dry
  • travel time

  • optimum water
  • principal stress
  • shear stress
  • phase angle
  • bulk stress

  • hammer input
  • octahedral shear


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