State DOT Certification Programs for Materials Sampling and Testing Personnel (2025)
Chapter: Abbreviations and Acronyms
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"Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. State DOT Certification Programs for Materials Sampling and Testing Personnel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28849.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
| AAP | AASHTO Accreditation Program |
| ACI | American Concrete Institute |
| ACI-CFT | American Concrete Institute Concrete Field Testing Technician |
| ACPA | American Concrete Pipe Association |
| AI | Asphalt Institute |
| ALDOT | Alabama Department of Transportation |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APA | Asphalt Pavement Association |
| APTC | Aggregate Production Tester Certification |
| ASTM | ASTM International (Formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) |
| ASQ | American Society for Quality |
| ATTI | Arizona Technical Testing Institute |
| AWS | American Welding Society |
| BMDC | Bituminous Mix Designer Certification |
| BPTC | Bituminous Plant Tester Certification |
| CDOT | Colorado Department of Transportation |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFTC | Concrete Field Tester Certification |
| COMP | Committee on Materials and Pavement |
| CSTC | Concrete Strength Tester Certification |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FDOT | Florida Department of Transportation |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| GDOT | Georgia Department of Transportation |
| HMA | Hot Mix Asphalt |
| IA | Independent Assurance |
| InDOT | Indiana Department of Transportation |
| JTCP | Joint Training and Certification Program |
| LabCAT | Laboratory for Certification of Asphalt Technicians |
| LTAP | Local Technical Assistance Program |
| MARTCP | Mid-Atlantic Region Technician Certification Program |
| METS | Materials Engineering and Testing Services |
| MnDOT | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
| MoDOT | Missouri Department of Transportation |
| M-TRAC | Multi-Regional Training and Certification |
| NCAT | National Center for Asphalt Technology |
| NETTCP | Northeast Transportation Training and Certification Program |
Suggested Citation:
"Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. State DOT Certification Programs for Materials Sampling and Testing Personnel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28849.
| NHI | National Highway Institute |
| NICET | National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies |
| NRMCA | National Ready Mixed Concrete Association |
| NPCA | National Precast Concrete Association |
| ODOT | Oregon Department of Transportation |
| OJT | On-the-job training |
| PCI | Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute |
| PennDOT | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
| PWL | Percent within limits |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QAP | Quality Assurance Program |
| QAT | Quality Assurance Technologist |
| QC | Quality control |
| QC/QA | Quality control/quality assurance (QA is now the preferred terminology) |
| SAM | Super Air Meter |
| SCDOT | South Carolina Department of Transportation |
| SDDOT | South Dakota Department of Transportation |
| TC3 | Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (See TTS) |
| TCP | Technician Certification Program |
| TPF | Transportation Pooled Fund |
| TQP | Technician Qualification Program |
| TTS | AASHTO Technical Training Solutions (Formerly TC3) |
| TxDOT | Texas Department of Transportation |
| VDOT | Virginia Department of Transportation |
| WACEL | Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories |
| WAQTC | Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction |
| WisDOT | Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
Suggested Citation:
"Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. State DOT Certification Programs for Materials Sampling and Testing Personnel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28849.
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