Minimizing Utility Issues During Construction: A Guide (2024)
Chapter: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms
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"Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Minimizing Utility Issues During Construction: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27860.
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms
| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| AFA | Advance funding agreement |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| DOT | Department of transportation |
| DSC | Different site condition |
| GCP | Ground control point |
| GNSS | Global navigation satellite system |
| IDSS | Intelligent decision support system |
| ITS | Intelligent transportation system |
| LiDAR | Light detection and ranging |
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NUR | Non-utility-related |
| PS&E | Plans, specifications, and estimate |
| QLA | Quality level A |
| QLB | Quality level B |
| QLC | Quality level C |
| QLD | Quality level D |
| RTK | Real-time kinematic |
| SCP | Survey control point |
| SfM | Structure-from-motion |
| TTI | Texas A&M Transportation Institute |
| UAS | Unmanned aircraft system |
| UCM | Utility conflict management |
| UCP | Utility construction plan |
| UR | Utility-related |
Suggested Citation:
"Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Minimizing Utility Issues During Construction: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27860.
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Suggested Citation:
"Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Minimizing Utility Issues During Construction: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27860.
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Suggested Citation:
"Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Minimizing Utility Issues During Construction: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27860.
Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications:
| A4A | Airlines for America |
| AAAE | American Association of Airport Executives |
| AASHO | American Association of State Highway Officials |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ACI–NA | Airports Council International–North America |
| ACRP | Airport Cooperative Research Program |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| APTA | American Public Transportation Association |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATA | American Trucking Associations |
| CTAA | Community Transportation Association of America |
| CTBSSP | Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAST | Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015) |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| FRA | Federal Railroad Administration |
| FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
| GHSA | Governors Highway Safety Association |
| HMCRP | Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
| ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
| MAP-21 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASAO | National Association of State Aviation Officials |
| NCFRP | National Cooperative Freight Research Program |
| NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
| NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) |
| TCRP | Transit Cooperative Research Program |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) |
| TRB | Transportation Research Board |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| U.S. DOT | United States Department of Transportation |
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