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99 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ABR Asphalt binder ratio AFT Adjusted film thickness ALDOT Alabama Department of Transportation ALF Accelerated loading facility AMPT Asphalt mixture performance tester APA Asphalt Pavement Analyzer ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials BBR Bending beam rheometer CAC Corrected asphalt content CAST Coaxial shear test COAC Corrected optimum asphalt content COV Coefficient of variation DCT Disc-shaped compact tension DOT Department of Transportation DSR Dynamic shear rheometer E* Elastic modulus ER Energy ratio G* Shear modulus LTPP Long-Term Pavement Performance MnROAD Minnesota Road Research facility on interstate highway (Minnesota DOT) MSCR Multiple stress creep recovery NAPA National Asphalt Pavement Association NCAC Non-credited asphalt content NCAT National Center for Asphalt Technology NCAUPG North Central Asphalt User Producer Group NESHAP National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants nPB n-propyl bromide OAC Optimum asphalt content ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation OGFC Open-graded friction course OOAC Original optimum asphalt content PAV Pressure aging vessel PG Performance grade PLM Polarized light microscopy QC Quality control RAP Reclaimed asphalt pavement RAS Reclaimed asphalt shingles RBR Recycled binder ratio RTFO Rolling thin film oven SA Surface area SAF Shingle availability factor SCB Semi-circular bend SMA Stone matrix asphalt SOM Subcommittee on Materials TAC Total asphalt content TCE Trichloroethylene TFHRC TurnerâFairbanks Highway Research Center TSR Tensile strength ratio TSRST Thermal stress restrained specimen test TTI Texas Transportation Institutes TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation VFA Voids filled with asphalt VFD Variable frequency drive VMA Voids in mineral aggregate VTS Viscosity temperature susceptibility WMA Warm mix asphalt