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AACP

Airfield Asphalt Certification Program

AAD

Average absolute deviation

AAPTP

Airport Asphalt Pavement Technology Program

AASHO

American Association of State Highway Officials

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

AC

Asphalt cement

AR

Aged residue

ASTM

ASTM International

ATPB

Asphalt-treated permeable base

BMD

Balanced Mix Design

DoD

Department of Defense

DOT

Department of Transportation

EAP

Emulsified asphalt prime

ESAL

Equivalent single axle load

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FOD

Foreign object debris

GPS

Global Positioning System

HMA

Hot-mix asphalt

IC

Intelligent compaction

ICMV

Intelligent Compaction Measurement Value

IPF

Impacts per foot

JMF

Job mix formula

LAS

Liquid anti-stripping

LJ

Longitudinal joint

LSL

Lower specification limit

MDL

Maximum density line

MOQ

Measure of quality

MSCR

Multiple Stress Creep Recovery

MTV

Material transfer vehicle

MUTCD

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

NAPA

National Asphalt Pavement Association

NCAT

National Center for Asphalt Technology

NCHRP

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NMAS

Nominal maximum aggregate size

OBC

Optimum binder content

OGFC

Open-graded friction course

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PCC

Portland cement concrete

PD

Percent defective

PG

Performance-graded

PLI

Pounds per linear inch

PMA

Polymer-modified asphalt

PWL

Percent within limits

QA

Quality assurance

QC

Quality control

RAP

Reclaimed asphalt pavement

RAS

Recycled asphalt shingles

RPE

Rapid penetrating emulsion

SMA

Stone matrix asphalt

TMD

Theoretical maximum density

TRB

Transportation Research Board

UFGS

Unified Facilities Guide Specifications

USACE

United States Army Corps of Engineers

USL

Upper specification limit

VFA

Voids filled with asphalt

VMA

Voids in the mineral aggregate

VPM

Vibrations per minute

VRAM

Void-reducing asphalt membrane

WMA

Warm-mix asphalt