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139 This glossary presents definitions for common terms and abbreviations used throughout the GAM Implementation Manual. Assessment Evaluation of data or other information for the purpose of making decisions or judgments.
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140 Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies, Volume 2: Implementation Manual Corridor A defined or informally designated portion of a transportation system that may be used for planning, operations, communication, or other agency purposes. For GAM implementation, corridors can be designated for areas with concentrations of geotechnical assets and/or risk.
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Glossary and Abbreviations 141 Hazard A hazard is a potential event with adverse consequences. Some hazard events can occur relatively suddenly (e.g., natural hazards like earthquakes, landslides, floods, and so forth)
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142 Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies, Volume 2: Implementation Manual Maturity With respect to asset management, a measure of how advanced an organization is with respect to asset management (e.g., initial, core, or advanced)
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Glossary and Abbreviations 143 Segment A pre-defined inventory length used in the location process for geotechnical assets. In the GAM Planner provided with this manual, a default segment length of 500 feet (approximately 0.1 mile)
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