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Acronyms and Abbreviations

ADA Americans with Disability Act
ARDVAC Advanced Roadway Debris Vacuum
ASI acceleration severity index
A2LA American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
CDC collision deformation classification
CG center of gravity
CIP critical impact point
CNRB Constrained Nodal Rigid Body
CSCM Continuous Surface Cap Model
DAS data acquisition system
deg degree(s)
DOT department of transportation
ext exterior
FE finite element
FRP fiber-reinforced polymer
ft foot, feet
g acceleration due to gravity
GDOT Georgia Department of Transportation
HDPE high-density polyethylene
HPBO heavy-post blocked-out
HSS hollow structural section
in. inch(es)
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
ISO International Organization for Standardization
kg/m3 kilograms per cubic meter
kPa kilopascals
ksi kips per square inch
lb pound(s)
lb/ft3 pounds per cubic foot
lat. latitude
LON length of need
long. longitude
MA moving average acceleration
MASH Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware
MGS Midwest Guardrail System
m meter
mi/h mile(s) per hour
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MPA megapascals
MwRSF Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
N/A not applicable
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation
OIV occupant impact velocity
ORA occupant ridedown acceleration
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PennDOT Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PHD peak head deceleration
PROWAG Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
psi pounds per square inch
PVC polyvinyl chloride
ROW right-of-way
RSVVP Roadside Safety Verification and Validation Program
s second(s)
sch schedule
TBTA Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
THIV theoretical head impact velocity
TL test level
TRAP Test Risk Assessment Program
TTI Texas A&M Transportation Institute
TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation
UV ultraviolet
VDS vehicle damage scale
vert. vertical
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