Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AC asphalt cement ESAL equivalent 80-kN (18,000-lbf) single-axle load FHWA Federal Highway Administration HMA hot-mix asphalt JMF job-mix formula MTV material transfer vehicle OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCC portland cement concrete PD percent defective PG performance grading PWL percent of material within specification limits QA quality assurance QC quality control RAP reclaimed asphalt pavement SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program SMA stone-matrix asphalt SSU saybolt seconds universal USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers VFA voids filled with asphalt VMA voids in the mineral aggregate