ABBREVIATIONS

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A4C – Approved for Construction (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

A4PE – Authorization for Preliminary Engineering (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

AA&E – Arms, Ammunitions & Explosives (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

AADT – Annual Average Daily Traffic [Truck Volume] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

AAMA – American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)   

AAR – After Action Review (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

AARC – Advance Acquisition Review Committee (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

AASHTO – American Association of State Highway Transportation Offices [Greenbook] (Whelan et al., 2019)  

ABET - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. [Accredits university/college engineering programs that prepare individuals to become certified Bridge Inspectors] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

ABS – acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

ACG Method – Associated General Contractors of America Method of Life Cycle Analysis (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

ACM – Asbestos-Containing Material (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

AC – Airborne Fiber Concentration (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

ACE – Area Construction Engineer (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

ADHS – Appalachian Development Highway System [project fund allocation determined prior to 40/30/30 Split] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ADL – Activities of Daily Living (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

ADR – Amplitude Domain Reflectometry [Detection of change of dielectric permittivity of scoured soil via integrated electromagnetic sensors] (Pregnolato et al., 2021)

ADT – Average Daily Traffic (Whelan et al., 2019)

A/E – Architect/Engineer (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

AFMAN – Airforce Manual (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)  

AFRA – Automated Funding Request Application (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

AI – Artificial Intelligence (Tan et al., 2020)

AHA – Activity Hazard Analysis (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

AHAP – Asbestos Hazard Abatement Plans (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

AHERA - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

AHMP – Asbestos Hazard Management Program (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

AHP – Analytical Hierarchy Process (Whelan et al., 2019)

AHJ – Authority Having Jurisdiction (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

AIA – American Institute of Architects (DOWSIL, 2021)

AIHA – American Industrial Hygiene Association – Sponsors the Asbestos Registry (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

ANSI – American National Standards Institute (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

APA – Administrative Procedures Act (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

API – American Petroleum Institute (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015) 

APP – Accident Prevention Plan (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

AR – Army Regulation (EM 385-1-1)

A-RMC – Airlift Reverse Mud Circulation (IRC, 2018)  

AREMA – American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association [Manual for Railway Engineering] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ARIA - Aerial Robot Infrastructure Analyst [Project by Carnegie Mellon University on UAV Bridge Inspections] (Pryor, G., 2021)

ASHARA – Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

ASHRAE – American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

ASSE - The American Society of Inspectors of Plumbing and Sanitary Engineers (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials (EFCO, 2016)

ATF – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

ATAAC – Air-to-air-aftercooled (aka CAC or Charge-air-cooled) (Caterpillar, 226D, 2016)  

ATLAS – Advancing Transportation Through Linkages, Automation and Screening (Wray & Wilson, 2019)

ATMS – Advanced Traffic Management System (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ATSA – Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)   

ATSPM – Automated Traffic Signal Performance Metrics (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

AUC – Area Under Curve [total area under ROC curve calculated via numerical integration, performance metric evaluate classification models] (Whelan et al., 2019)

AUE – Aerial Utility Easement (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

BC of MANLAA – Biological Conclusion of May Affect, Not Likely to Adversely Affect [a listed species, and requires Informal Consultation] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

BC or MALAA – Biological Conclusion of May Affect, Likely to Adversely Affect [a listed species, and requires Formal Consultation including Biological Assessment by NCDOT and Biological Opinion of USFWS or NMFS] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)    

BHF – Bottomland Hardwood Forest (Wang et al., 2020)

BHI – Bridge Health Index (Whelan et al., 2019) 

BIRM – Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

BL – Bridge Length (Whelan et al., 2019)

BMIP – Bridge Maintenance and Improvement Plan (Whelan et al., 2019)

BMS – Bridge Management System (Whelan et al., 2019)  

BOM – Bill of Material (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

BSR – Bridge Survey and Hydraulic Design Reports (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

BTU – British Thermal Unit (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

BVLOS – Beyond Visual Line of Sight [Utilization of Drones as approved by FAA for the inspection of Bridges] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

C/A – Control of Access [Line] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

CAD – Computer Aided Design (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

CAFM – Computer Aided Facilities Management (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

Caltrans – California Department of Transportation (Whelan et al., 2019) 

CAMA – Coastal Area Management Act (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CARB – California Air Resources Board (John Deere, 310G, 2001)

CC – Cubic Centimeter of Air (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

CCPCUA – Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CCA – Cold Cranking Amps for Engine Battery (Caterpillar, 226D, 2016)  

CCR – Community Characteristics Report (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

CCR – Construction Change Request [initiated by NCDOT RCU if post-ICI changes are required, resulting in Construction Revision or CREVs] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CCTV – Closed Circuit Television (IRC, 2018)

CDC – United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)    

CE – Categorical Exclusion [These are supposed to take 1 year or less, per the NCDOT Goals of “3,2,1”] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) (Wray & Wilson, 2019)

CEF – Cost Effectiveness Factor (Whelan et al., 2019)

CFR – Code of Federal Regulations (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

CG – Capacity Goal (Whelan et al., 2019)

CI – Consistency Index (Whelan et al., 2019)

CIH – Certified Industrial Hygienist (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

CDL – Commercial Driver’s License (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)  

CE – Categorical Exclusion (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

CFI – Continuous Flow Intersection (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CGIA – North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (Wray & Wilson, 2019)

CHRC – Fingerprint Based Criminal History Record Checks (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

CID – GSA Commercial Item Descriptions (DOWSIL, 2021)

CIH – Certified Industrial Hygienist (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)  

CDE – Corridor Development Engineer (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CIP – Capital Improvement Program (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

CIR – Cold in Place Recycling of bituminous pavement (IRC, 2018)  

CIRIA C742 – Construction Industry Research and Information Association Manual on scour at bridges and other hydraulic structures, second edition [UK Based] (Pregnolato et al., 2021)

CBP – Customs and Border Protection (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

CDR – Commander (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)  

CLEAR – Communicate Lessons, Exchange Advice, Record [identify lessons learned (LL), best practices (BP). This database, including department wide LL and BPs, is maintained by the Value Management Office (VMO) (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CLOMR – Conditional Letter of Map Revision [FEMA Compliance Package] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation Air Quality [project funds allocated prior to 40/30/30 split] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CMC – Continuous Mud Circulation (IRC, 2018)

COC – Concealed Overhead Closer (EFCO, 2016)

COF – Child Occupied Facility (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

CONUS – Continental United States (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)   

CP1 – Merger Concurrence Point 1 [initiating environmental review as part of project initiation process (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CPA – Certified Public Accountant (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

CPE – Chlorinated Polyethylene (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

CPI – Consumer Price Index (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

CPIH – Contractor’s Professional Industrial Hygienist (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

CPM – Critical Path Method (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

CPSC – Consumer Products Safety Commission (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

CPVC – Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

CR – Consistency Ratio (Whelan et al., 2019) 

CR – Constructability Review (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CR-RAVE – Constructability Review, Risk Assessment, and Value Engineering (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CS&D – Contract Standards & Development (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CSL – Crosshole Sonic Logging [Reports] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CSR – Culvert Survey and Hydraulic Design Reports (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CSS – Closed Side Setting (IRC, 2018)  

CTA – Classification Tree Analysis [aka CART – Classification and Regression Trees] (Wang et al., 2020)

CTBI – Central Tie Bar Inserter (IRC, 2018)

CTP – Comprehensive Transportation Plan (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

CV – Coefficient of Variation (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

CVSA – Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

DBI – Dowel Bar Inserter (IRC, 2018)  

DBME -  Division Bridge Mantainence Engineer (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

DC – Deck Condition [Bridge Deck] (Whelan et al., 2019)    

DCE – Division Construction Engineer (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DCP – Dynamic Cone Penetration (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DDC – Division Design and Construct [projects] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

DC – Design Complete [M1007] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DCIA – Direct Community Impact Area (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DDL – Division Design and Let [projects] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

DEC – Daily Effective Circulation (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

DEIS – Draft Environmental Impact Statement (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

DEM – Digital Elevation Model (Wang et al., 2020)

DHD – Defense Highway Designation (Whelan et al., 2019)

DK – Deck Rating (Whelan et al., 2019)

DL – Detour Length (Whelan et al., 2019)

DLC – Dry Lean Concrete (IRC, 2018)

DMC – Direct Mud Circulation (IRC, 2018)

DMV – Department of Motor Vehicles (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017) 

DNR – Design Noise Report (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DODI – Department of Defense Instruction (EM 385-1-1)

DOT – Department of Transportation (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

DTA – Differential Therma Analysis (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

DTREE – Diagram Tree (Whelan et al., 2019)

DAG – HAZMAT Direct Action Group (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)  

DSA – Demographic Study Area (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DSIP – Domestic Security Integrated Program (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

DLA – Defense Logistics Agency (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)   

DPOC – Division Purchase Order Projects [Division-let Projects] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DSN – Defense Switched Network (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

DSR – Double Single Reinforced Bailey Bridge (IRC, 2018)  

DSR – Detour Survey and Hydraulic Design Reports (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

DTH – Down the Hole Method (IRC, 2018)

DTTS – Defense Transportation Tracking System (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

DUE – Drainage/Utility Easement (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

DWV – Drainage, Waste and Vent System (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

E&SC – Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

EAU – Environmental Analysis Unit (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ECAP – Environmental Coordination and Permitting [for Natural Resources Technical Report, WEX/WET file, Section 7 Surveys] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

e-CAT – OSHA Electronic Compliance Assistance Tool

ECDF – Empirical Cumulative Distribution Function (Whelan et al., 2019)  

EDTV – Express Design Traffic Volumes [simplified method used during Express Design phase] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

EA – Environmental Assessments [These are supposed to take 2 years or less, as part of meeting the Goal of “3,2,1”] (Wray & Wilson, 2019)

EAC – Equivalent Annual Cost (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

EGB Method – Equipment Guide Book Method (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)    

EIS – Environmental Impact Statements [These are supposed to take 3 years or less to complete, as part of meeting the Goal of “3,2,1”] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) (Wray & Wilson, 2019)

ELN – Existing Alignments (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

EO – Executive Order (EM 385-1-1)

ERAP – Canadian Emergency Response Assistance Plan (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

EPA –United States Environmental Protection Agency (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

EPB – Earth Pressure Balance TBM (IRC, 2018)

ERG – Emergency Response Guidebook (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)  

ESA – Endangered Species Act (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

ESRI – Environmental Systems Research Institute (Nicholas et al., 2021) 

ETRACS – Environmental Tracking & Coordination System (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

EUAC – Equivalent Uniform Annual Cost (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

FA – Federal Aid [Projects] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

FAA – Federal Aviation Administration (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

FAR – Federal Acquisition Regulation (EM 385-1-1)

FCCM – Facilities Capital Cost of Money (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)  

FCM – Fracture Critical Member [Steel member in tension/with tension element “whose failure would likely cause a portion of or the entire structure to collapse” (p. 2-10). These members are found within the girder, truss, pin, hanger, suspension span, cross-girder, pier caps system, etc.] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)  

FCE – Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation [used with AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) to measure the risk of any damage to the bridge’s bearing capacity] (Tan et al., 2020)

FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation (Whelan et al.,2019)

FEV (1.0) – Forced Expiratory Volume at 1 Second (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

FGIA – Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)  

FERC – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

FI – Field Inspection [M1006] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

FIRREA – Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

FHWA – Federal Highway Administration (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

FLUSA – Future Land Use Study Area (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

FMCSR – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

FMCSA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

FMV – Fair Market Value (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

FOA – Field Operating Activities (EM 385-1-1)

FOG – Filter, Oil and Grease Costs (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

FONSI – Finding of No Significant Impact [Statement] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

FOPS – Falling Object Protective Structure (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

F-N-R – Forward/Neutral/Reverse Contol Lever (John Deere, 310G, 2001)

FRA – Federal Railroad Administration (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

FR – Pump Flow Rate (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

FRL – Finished Road Level (IRC, 2018)

FSA – Farm Services Agency (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

FSU/CDU – Feasibility Studies Unit/Corridor Development Unit (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

FTA – Fault Tree Analysis (Tan et al., 2020)

FVC – Forced Vital Capacity (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)  

FWD – Falling Weight Deflectometer (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

FWHP-HR – Fuel per flywheel horsepower hour (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

GIS – Geographic Information Systems (Wang et al., 2020)

GAO – Government Accountability Office (Whelan et al.,2019)

GFCI – Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

GNSS/IMU – Global Navigation Satellite System/Inertial Measurement Unit (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

GPM – Gallons per Minute (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar [Determination of water-sediment interface using radar via manually operated machinery for bridge scour measurements] (Pregnolato et al., 2021)

GRP – Ground Reference Plane (IRC, 2018)

GSA – General Services Administration (DOWSIL, 2021)

GSB – Granular Sub-Base (IRC, 2018)

HAGL – Height Above Grade Level (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

HARF – Hardship Acquisition Request Form (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

HAWKS – Helping All Work Zones Keep Safe (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

HAZCOM – Hazardous Communications (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

HHCU – Health Hazards Control Unit (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

HCl – Hydrochloric Acid (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

HEC-18 – Hydraulic Engineering Circular 18 by Ameson et al. 2012 [scour assessment process] (Pregnolato et al., 2021)

HEPA – High-Efficiency Particulate Air (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

HF – High Frequency (IRC, 2018)

HI – Health Index (Whelan et al., 2019)

HIPR – Hot in Place Recycling (IRC, 2018)

HM – Hazardous Material (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

HP – Horse Power (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

HPLC – High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

HMR – Hazardous Materials Regulations (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004) 

HN – Host Nation (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

HQUSACE – Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers (EM 385-1-1)   

HQW – High Quality Waters [NC Department of Environmental High Quality Waters] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

HSM – Highway Safety Manual [AASHTO] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

HVAC – Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002)   

HWF – Headwater Forest (Wang et al., 2020)

IACO – International Civil Aviation Organization (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

IATA – International Air Transportation Association (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

IBC – Intermediate Bulk Containers (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)  

ICE – Indirect and Cumulative Effects [Screening Report] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ICE – Intersection Control Evaluation [informally conducted for each intersection to be improved as part of project] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)   

ICI – Internal Construction Inquiry [initiated by NCDOT RCU or Railroad partner during 5RR1 Railroad Construction Support phase] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ICM – Integrated Corridor Management [PPO – Project Process Outline] [part of Traffic Systems Operations Scoping] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ICT – Intermediate Contract Times (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ILEV – CAT Intelligent Leveling System (Caterpillar, 226D, 2016)

IMAP – Incident Management Assistance Patrol (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

IMD – Integrated Mobility Division (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

IMDCG – International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)  

IMPLAN – Impact Analysis for Planning [contains interindustry linkages that serve as a basis for an input-output platform for North Carolina’s industrial sectors] (Nicholas et al., 2021)  

INDOT – Indiana Department of Transportation (Whelan et al., 2019)

InSAR – Satellite Data-based Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry [high spatial resolution bridge monitoring] (Pregnolato et al., 2021)

IR – Infrared Absorption (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

IRI – Pavement Roughness (Whelan et al.,2019)

IP – Inch-Pound (AAMA 2400-20, 2020) 

IPA – Isopropyl Alcohol (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)    

IPD – Integrated Project Delivery (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

IPA – Isopropyl Alcohol (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)     e IR (use of infrared cameras to capture IR radiation from object in comparison to the IR radiation being emitting from surroundings) or Active IR (external source of laser/light is used to heat up the object in question to obtain its temperature gradient and is more commonly used for NDT)] (Pryor, G., 2021)

ITS – Intelligent Transportation System [devices] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

JC – Joint Compound (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

KBE – Knowledge Based Expert Systems (Tan et al., 2020)  

KPM – Key Performance Measures (Whelan et al., 2019)

KW – Kilowatt (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

LADA – Location and Design Approval Letter (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

LBP – Lead Based Paint (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

LCCA – (Equipment) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

LCD – Liquid-crystal Display (Caterpillar, 226D, 2016)   

LEDPA – Least Environmentally Damaging Practical Alternative (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

LEED® – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (DOWSIL, 2021)

LGP – Low Ground Pressure (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)  

LiDAR – Laser Imaging, Detection and Ranging (Wang et al., 2020)  

LOGIT – Logistic Regression Model (Wang et al., 2020)

LOMR – Letter of Map Revision NCFMP (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

LRRB – Local Road Research Board (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)  

LOS – Level of Service [Includes 6 Levels A-F reflecting “practical capacity” of a roadway categorized by average spacing between vehicles, maximum density defined by the number of passenger vehicles per mile per lane, etc.] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

LRFD – Load and Resistance Factor Design [Bridge Design Manual] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

LRFR – Load and Resistance Factor Rating (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

LRS – Load Rating Score (Whelan et al., 2019)

LRTP – Long Term Transportation Plan (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

LSC – Limited Service Contract [awarded to PEF (Private Engineering Firms) and renewed every two years](NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

LTPP – Loss of Tangible Personal Property [Payment] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

LTV – Lower Heating Value (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)  

LUSA – Land Use Scenario Assessment (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

MAP – EPA Model Accreditation Plan (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002) 

MAP-21 – Moving Ahead For Progress in the 21stCentury Legislation (Whelan et al.,2019)      

MASH – Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware [Devices/Safety Features used to perform bridge inspections should be MASH compliant] (Pryor, G., 2021)

MassDOT – Massachusettes Department of Transportation (Pryor, G., 2021)    

MAUT – Multi-Attibute Utility Theory [seismic dynamic retrofit optimization of bridge failures used to aid decision making for the timing and degress of bridge renovation method] (Tan et al., 2020)

MAV – Micro Air Vehicles [Project ARIA drones with inertial measurement unit, GPS, single-laser scanner, octo-roto, three video cameras that may be superior to drones using ground-based sensors] (Pryor, G., 2021)

MBE – Manual for Bridge Evaluation [AASHTO] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

MBIU – Mobile Bridge Inspection Unit (IRC, 2018)

MCE – Mixed Cellulose Ester (Federal Register, OSHA, Asbestos Construction, 2000)

MCSim – MonteCarlo Simulation (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

MDOT - Michigan Department of Transportation (Pryor, G., 2021)

MEK – Methy Ethylene Ketone (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)

MERV – Minimum Efficiency Reporting Values (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

MEWP – Mobile Elevating Work Platform (IRC, 2018)

MFA – Microscope Count Field Area (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

MFWD – Mechanical Front Wheel Drive (John Deere, 310G, 2001)

MMS – Maintenance Management System (Whelan et al., 2019)

ML – Machine Learning (Wang et al., 2020)

MLE – Maximum Likelihood Estimation [used for binary logistic regression to calculate regression coefficients in Minitab] (Whelan et al., 2019)

MLS – Multiple Listing Service (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

MMPA – Marine Mammal Protection Act (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

MMVC – Maximum Minimum Vertical Clearance [Distance from closest vertical point from through lanes to sign structure – 10 ft. away from highest vertical point to sign structure] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

MO – Mobility Officer (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)

MOA – Memorandum of Agreement (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

MOE – Measures of Effectiveness (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization (Whelan et al.,2019)

MPWFSD – Minneapolis Public Works Fleet Services Division (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

MR&R – Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation (Whelan et al.,2019)

MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

M-Sand – Manufactured Sand (IRC, 2018)

MSE – Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls PLS (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

MTKN – Midwestern Transportation Knowledge Network (Whelan et al., 2019)   

MTRI – Michigan Technical Research Institute [developing systems for drone-based bridge inspections with Michigan DOT] (Pryor, G., 2021)

MUTCD – Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices [Federal Highway Administration] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NAAMM – National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (EFCO, 2016)

NACTO – National Association of City Transportation Officials (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

NAICS – North American Industry Classification System (Nicholas et al., 2021) 

NATM – New Austrian Tunneling Method (IRC, 2018)

NBI – National Bridge Inventory (Whelan et al., 2019)

NBIS – National Bridge Inspection Standards (Whelan et al., 2019)

NCDEQ – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NCDOT – North Carolina Department of Transportation (Whelan et al.,2019) 

NCDWR – North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

NCEM – North Carolina Emergency Management CDE (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NCFMP – North Carolina Flood Plain Mapping Program (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NCHRP – National Cooperative Highway Research Program (Whelan et al., 2019)

NC LHMP-RRP – North Carolina Lead Hazard Management Program-Renovation, Repair and Painting Program, State Run (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)    

NCLM – North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

NC-NDT – Non-Contact Non-Destructive Testing [Methods that do not require any instrument to be pressed against the bridge member surface directly, allowing a drone instead to hover over the area at a further distance and obtain a larger area measurement of bridge member metal thickness loss due to corrosion] (Pryor, G., 2021)

NCSMUTCD – North Carolina Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NCSU – North Carolina State University (Whelan et al., 2019)  

NDT - Non-Destructive Testing [Ultrasonic, radiographic, thermographic, eddy-current tests to detect bridge structural geometry or deterioration] (Pregnolato et al., 2021)

NEA – Negative Exposure Assessment (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002)

NEPA – National Environmental Policies Act (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

NF – Normal Frequency (IRC, 2018)

NESHAP - National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

NEW – Net Explosive Weight (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)

NFPA – National Fire Protection Association (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)    

NHFP – National Highway Freight Program (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

NHI – National Highway Institute (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

NHPP – National Highway Performance Program [Funding Bucket initially set to cover Interstate Maintenance Projects over the next 10 years, that may be changed later to the NHFP] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NRHP – National Registry of Historic Places (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NHS – Non-Highway Service (Tires) (John Deere, 310G, 2001)

NHS – National Highway System (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

NICET – National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies [Provides Level III and Level IV Bridge Safety Inspector Certifications] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

NIOSH – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

NIST – National Institute for Standards and Technology (Federal Register, OSHA, Asbestos Construction, 2000)  

NLCD – National Land Cover Database (Wang et al., 2020)

Nm – Newton-Metre (Measurement of Torque, aka “Moment”) (John Deere, 310G, 2001)

NMFS – National Marine Fisheries Service (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NMT – Norwegian Method of Tunneling (IRC, 2018) 

NOAA – National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NORR – Notice of Regulatory Requirements [per Waste Management Division of Department of Environmental Quality] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

NOS – Not Otherwise Specified (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

NOTAM – Notice to Airmen (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

NPDES – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System [stormwater permit for NCDOT NCS000250] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

NPE – Negative Pressure Enclosure (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

NRC – National Response Center (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

NRM – Non-Recurring Maintanence (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

NRMM – European Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Emissions Limits) (John Deere, 310G, 2001) 

NRTR – Natural Resources Technical Report (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NS – Norfolk Southern [Public Projects Manual] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021

NTIS – National Technical Information Service (Whelan et al., 2019) 

NTP – Notice to Proceed [M0965] – Official notice received by PEF or consultant to proceed work (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

NVA – Non-Vegetated Vertical Accuracy [Elevation Data from NCDOT QL1 and QL2 Geodatabase is provided at 8 points per meter including intensity values and supports NVA at 95% confidence level] (NCDOT, 2021, Best Available Elevation Data Summary)

NVLAP – National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program of the NIST (Federal Register, OSHA, Asbestos Construction, 2000)

ODOT – Ohio Department of Transportation (Whelan et al., 2019)

O&M Costs – Operate and Maintain (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

ORA - Operational Risk Assessments (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

ORM – OSHA Reference Method (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

ORM-D – Other Regulated Material – Domestic (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

OSHA-SLTC – Occupational Safety and Health Administration Salt Lake Technical Center (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

P5.0 – Prioritization 5.0 framework (Whelan et al., 2019)

PACM – Presumed Asbestos-Containing Material (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

PAT – Proficiency Analytical Testing Program (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

PATRIOT ACT – Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept ad Obstruct Terrorism Act (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

PB – Polybutylene (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)  

PCC – Plain Cement Concrete [Surfacing] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

PCF – Penetrating Cone Fracture (IRC, 2018)

PCI – Pavement Condition Index (Whelan et al., 2019)

PCM – Phase Contrast Microscopy (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

PCLS – Pressure Compensated Load Sensing (i.e. axial piston pumps) (John Deere, 310G, 2001)   

PCSP – Post Construction Stormwater Program [defines implementation of BMP Toolbox] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

PDA – Pile Driving Analyzer [Reports] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

PDAs – Probable Development Areas (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PDE – Permanent Drainage Easement (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

PDEA – Project Development and Environmental Analysis [Unit] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)    

PDI – [Geotechnical] Pavement Design Investigation (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PDN – Project Delivery Network (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PE – Polyethylene (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)  

PEF – Private Engineering Firms (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PEL – Permissible Exposure Limit (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

PEL – Planning and Environmental Linkage (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PEX – Polyethylene Cross Linked Plastic Tubing (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

PFT – Pulmonary Function Test (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)  

PGD – Preliminary General Drawings LRFD (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PLC – Programmable Logic Controller (IRC, 2018)

PLM – Polarized Light Microscopy (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)  

PLS – Professional Land Surveyor [Seal to certify Right-of-Way Field Delineation on Final ROW Series Plan Sets] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002)

PCB – Polychlorinated Biphenyls (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

PHMSA – Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)  

PICSViz – Public Involvement, Community Studies, and Visualization (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PIH – Poison Inhalation Hazard (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

PIO – [Comms PIO] Public Information Officer [Works with Project Lead to development public communications timeline, public meetings, media inquiries, etc.] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PPN – Pavement Priority Number (Whelan et al., 2019)  

PPSM – Points per Square Meter [Referring to LiDAR bare earth data collected with linear aerial sensors which is downloaded by NCDOT Photogrammetry Unit to create two Geodatabases (classified bare earth and a 10-foot DEM)] (NCDOT, 2021, Best Available Elevation Data Summary)

PQC – Pavement Quality Concrete (IRC, 2018)  

PRC – [Location & Surveys] Project Review Checklist (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PRI – Priority Replacement Index (Whelan et al., 2019)

PS – Pferdestärke (Engine “Horse Strength” measurement in German) (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

PS&E – Plans, Specifications and Estimates (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

PSI – Pounds per Square Inch (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

PSIA – Pounds per Square Inch Absolute (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

PBL – US Naval Patrol Boat Light (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

PBRA – Performance-Based Resource Allocation [Decision Making Framework] (Whelan et al., 2019)  

PNT – Perceptive Navigation Technology [allows drone fight without GPS signal, developed by Union Pacific Railway for drone-based railroad bridge inspections] (Pryor, G., 2021)

PSM – Peurifoy and Schexnayder Method (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

pSMP – Preliminary Stormwater Management Plan (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PSN – Proper Shipping Name (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)   

PSR – Project Scoping Report (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

PTO – Power Take Off (IRC, 2018)

PV+ - Positive Predictive Value (Whelan et al., 2019)

PV- - Negative Predictive Value (Whelan et al., 2019)

PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

QC/QA – Quality Control/Quality Assurance (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

QL2 – Quality Level 2 [Aerial LIDAR Elevation Data] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

QLFT – Qualitative Fit Test (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002) 

QNFT – Quantitative Fit Test (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002) 

RACM – Regulated Asbestos Containing Material (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

RACM CAT 1 - Regulated Asbestos Containing Material Category 1 (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

RAC – River Assault Craft (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)   

RAW – Risk Assessment Worksheet (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

Rail S&E – Railroad Surface and Encroachment [Section in the Engineering Coordination & Safety Branch of Rail Division] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

RBP – Reclaimed Bituminous Pavement (IRC, 2018)      

RCBC – Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

RF – Random Forest Model (Wang et al., 2020)

RFI – Request for Information (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

RI – Random Consistency Index (Whelan et al., 2019)

RIN – Regulation Identifier Number (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

RMC – Reverse Mud Circulation (IRC, 2018)

RO – Rough Opening (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)

RO [H] – Rough Opening Vertical Height (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)

RO [W] – Rough Opening Horizontal Width (AAMA 2400-20, 2020)  

ROC – Receiving Operating Characteristic [curve, plots true positive rate vs false positive rate across all values above threshold] (Whelan et al., 2019)

ROM – Run-of-Mine (IRC, 2018)

ROPS – Roll Over Protection System (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

RPM – Revolutions per Minute (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

RPO – Rural Transportation Planning Organization (Whelan et al., 2019)

RQ – Reportable Quantity (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

RR&P – Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (NCDHHS HHCU, 2021)

RSPA – Research and Special Programs Administration (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)  

RSS - Reinforced Soil Slopes [Pavement Stabilization Geotextiles] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

RSF – Riverine Swamp Forest (Wang et al., 2020)

R/W – Right of Way (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

RWTS – Right of Way Transmittal Summary (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers (John Deere, 310G, 2001)

SAED – Selected Area Electron Diffraction (Federal Register, Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

SAMs – Social Accounting Matrices [tables within IMPLAN providing input commodities of goods/services to produce an industry’s output, in this case the industries with higher dependence on “Truck Transportation.”] (Nicholas et al., 2021) 

SB – Substructure Rating (Whelan et al., 2019)

SCADA – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (IRC, 2018)

SCBA – Self-Containing Breathing Apparatus (Federal Register, OSHA, Asbestos Construction, 2000)

SD – Security Directive (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

SDDC – Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

SDDOT – South Dakota Department of Transportation (Whelan et al., 2019)

SEA – Safe Explosives Act (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)  

SEA – Strategic Environmental Assessment (Tan et al., 2020)

SEM – Scanning Electron Microscope (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

SEM – Sequential Excavation Method (IRC, 2018)

SEPA – State Environmental Policy Act (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

SHA – State Highway Agency (Whelan et al., 2019)

SHARP – OSHA Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002) 

SHM – Structural Health Monitoring [sensors permanently installed on bridges or remote sensors collecting data in a continuous manner about bridge structural conditions] [anomaly detection, sensor deployment, model validation, threshold check, damage detection include scour monitoring] (Pregnolato et al., 2021, Section 2-3 and Table 2)

SHOPP – State Highway Operation Project Plan (Whelan et al., 2019)

SI&A – Structure Inventory and Appraisal [Implements QA/QC of bridge inspection reports and approves for WIGINS database storage] (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

SM – Surfacing Material (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002) 

SMF – Strategic Mobility Formula [STI Funding allocation 40/30/30 Split with 40% for Statewide Mobility, 30% for Division Needs, 30% for Regional Impact] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

SMP – Stormwater Management Programs (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

SMSS – Satellite Motor Surveillance System (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

SMU – Structures Management Unit (Whelan et al., 2019)

SMV – Slow Moving Vehicle (John Deere, 310G, 2001)

SN40 – Pavement Friction (Whelan et al., 2019)

SNcfr - Structure Number (Whelan et al., 2019)

SOH – Safety and Occupational Health Program (EM 385-1-1)

SOFA – Status of Forces Agreements (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

S.O.S. – Scheduled Oil Sampling (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

SP – Superstructure Rating (Whelan et al., 2019)

SP – Special Permit (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

SPOT – Strategic Prioritization Office (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

SPP – OSHA Strategic Partnership Program (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002)   

SPR – State Planning and Research [Funds allotted by FHWA for applied research] (Pryor, G., 2021)

SQL – Structured Query Language (Wray & Wilson, 2019)

SR – Sufficiency Rating (Whelan et al., 2019)

SSG – Silicone Structural Glazed Curtain Wall (EFCO, 2016)

SSM – Statewide Strategic Mobility [Projects] (Whelan et al., 2019)

STBG-DA - Surface Transportation Block Grant-Direct Allocation [used as supplementary flex funds to support planning specifically for those MPOs designated as TMAs]  (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

STBI – Side Tie Bar Inserter (IRC, 2018)

STEL – Short-Term Exposure Limit (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002) 

STI – State Transportation Investments [Legislation] (Whelan et al., 2019)

STI – Strategic Transportation Investment (Whelan et al., 2019)

STIP – State Transportation Improvement Program (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

STIP – State Trasportation Infrastructure/Improvement Program (Whelan et al., 2019)

STRAHNET – Strategic Highway Network [When overhead/cantilever signs’ vertical clearance drop is below 16’ the FHWA/NCDOT must notify MTCM (Military Traffic Management Command)/SDDC(Surface Deployment and Distribution Command)] (p.2-20) (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021) 

STOC – Statewide Transportation Operations Center (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

STS – Silicone Transition Strip (DOWSIL, 2021)

STURAA – Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

SUE – Subsurface Utility Engineering (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

SWRI – Sealant, Waterproofing, and Restoration Institute (DOWSIL, 2021)

T&E – Threatened and Endangered Species (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

TAP – Technical Advisory Panel (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)

TAP-DA – Transportation Alternative Program Direct-Allocation (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

TBI – Tie Bar Inserter (IRC, 2018)

TBR – Tunnel Boring Machine (IRC, 2018)

TCM – Texturing and Curing Machine (IRC, 2018)

TEM – Transmission Electron Microscope (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)  

TEPPL – Traffic Engineering Practices, Policies and Legal Authority (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

TERM – Tx DOT Equipment Replacement Model (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)    

TI – Trucking Intensity [Weighted trucks used for commerce/agriculture passing through bridges may have cost impact on the bridge itself, but also may incur costs if a detour must be taken instead]. (Nicholas et al., 2021)

TICA – Transportation Impact Causing Activities (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

TIL – Technical Information Library from the Office of Construction and Facilities Management (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

TIP – Transportation Improvement Program [Number] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

TISF – Transportation Investment Strategy Formula (Whelan et al., 2019)

THF – Tetrahydrofuran (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004) 

THz – Terahertz [Radiation used to detect corrosion under painted surfaces using spectroscopy and can detect paint layer thickness and surface roughness] (Pryor, G., 2021)

TMC – Traffic Management Center (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

TMP - Traffic Management Plan (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)   

TNAQ – Traffic, Noise and Air Quality [Notification Scoping] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

TNR – Traffic Noise Report (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

TPD – Transportation Planning Division (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

TPR – Temperature-Pressure Relief (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, 2015)

TRB – Transportation Research Board [Highway Capacity Manual] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

TSA – Transportation Security Administration (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)

TSI – Thermal System Insulation (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

TVS – Tunnel Ventilation Systems (IRC, 2018)

TWA – Time-Weighted Average Limit (Federal Register, OSHA Asbestos General Industry, 2004)

TO – Transportation Officer (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

TREMCARDS – Transport Emergency Cards (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

TTC – Temporary Traffic Control (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

UAS – Unmanned Aerial Systems [Overseen by Iowa DOT (IDOT)’s Office of Aviation] (Pryor, G., 2021)

UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)  

UBO – Utilities By Others – Plans included in the estimation of contract timelines (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

UHWM – Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

UN – United Nations (NCDOT, CDL Manual, 2017)

UL – Underwriters Laboratories (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

UMR – Utility Make Ready Plans [part of initiating Signal and ITS Design] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

URAR – Uniform Residential Appraisal Report [Form] (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)  

URL – Uniform Resource Locator (NCDOT, 2021, Best Available Elevation Data Summary)

USACHPPM – US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020)  

USFWS – United States Fish and Wildlife (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

USCG – United States Coast Guard (Federal Register, DOT, RSPA, 2004)  

USGS – United States Geological Survey CGIA (Wray & Wilson, 2019)

USPAP – Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (NCDOT Division of Highways, ROW Manual, 2021)

USACHPPM – US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (DOD, DTR-Part III, 2020) 

USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

UST – Underground Storage Tanks (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021) 

UT – Ultrasonic Technology [most effective at measuring the thickness of steel girders and other bridge members/elements when determining corrosion levels] (Pryor, G., 2021)

VCI – Vehicle Condition Index (Gransberg & O’Connor, 2015)    

VE – Value Engineering [Checklist] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

VMO – Value Management Office [hosts CLEAR database] (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

VOC – Volatile Organic Compound (DOWSIL, 2021)

VP – Vertical Roadway Under/Over Clearance Priority (Whelan et al., 2019)

VPAT – Variable Pitch, Power, Angle and Tilt Blade for D3C Tractors (Caterpillar, D3C, 1997)

VPIH – Veterans Affairs Professional Industrial Hygienist (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011)

VPM – Vibrations per Minute (IRC, 2018)

VPP – Voluntary Protection Programs (OSHA 3096, Asbestos Construction Industry, 2002) 

VSI – Vehicle Shaft Impactor (IRC, 2018)

VTrans – Vermont Agency of Transportation (Whelan et al., 2019) 

V-WAC [Pitting Gauge] – Visual Weld Acceptance Criteria [Criteria established by NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) including depth of undercut, pitting depth, weld seam, etc.] (Pryor, G., 2021)

V(x) – Value Functions [Map individual measures of performance to normalized 1-100 scale, e.g. linear value function V(x) = 100 (z-A/B-A)] (Whelan et al., 2019, p.33-34)

WAMFEAT – Wetland Functional E-Assessment Tools (Wang et al., 2020)

WAMTAT – Wetland Type [Prediction] Automation Tool [using LiDAR data for non-coastal areas (Wang et al., 2020)

WASP – Work Zone Application for Special Provisions (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

WBS – Work Breakdown Structure [Element Number] (Whelan et al.,2019)  

WIGINS – Wearable Inspection and Grading Information Network System (NCDOT, Draft SMU Inspection Manual, 2021)

WP – Clear Bridge Deck With Priority (Whelan et al.,2019)

WRB – Water Resistant Barrier (AAMA 2400-20, 2020) 

WZTC – Work Zone Traffic Control (NCDOT, Integrated Project Delivery v.2.0, 2021)

XRD – X-Ray Diffraction