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The following abbreviations may be encountered in literature about road network asset management. In addition, the Glossary of Austroads Terms and most Austroads publications on road network asset management contain lists of abbreviations and acronyms.
AAA
Australian Automobile Association
AASB
Australian Accounting Standards Board
AADT
Annual Average Daily Traffic
AAPA
Australian Asphalt Pavement Association
AARF
Australian Accounting Research Foundation
AAS
Australian Accounting Standard
ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACPAVE
Australasian Concrete Pavement Association
ALF
Accelerated Loading Facility
ALGA
Australian Local Government Association
AMA
Austroads Member Authorities
ANAO
Australian National Audit Office
ANTA
Australian National Training Advisory Board
ARRB
ARRB Group Ltd
ASA
Australasian Slag Association
ATC
Australian Transport Council
ATSB
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
AustStab
Australian Stabilisation Industry Association
BCR
Benefit Cost Ratio
BM
Bridge Management
BMS
Bridge Management System
BTRE
(Australian) Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics
C&CAA
Cement and Concrete Association of Australia
CAPTIF
Canterbury Accelerated Pavement Testing Indoor Facility (New Zealand)
CPEE
Centre for Pavement Engineering Education
CPI
(ABS) Consumer Price Index
ESA
Equivalent Standard Axle
ESD
Ecologically Sustainable Development
FHWA
(USA) Federal Highways Administration
FWD
Falling Weight Deflectometer
FYRR
First Year Rate of Return
GST
Goods and Services Tax
HDM
Highway Development and Management
IA
Intelligent Access
IBCR
Incremental Benefit Cost Ratio
IL
Intervention Level
INGENIUM
Association of Local Government Engineering of New Zealand Incorporated
IPWEA
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia
IRF
International Road Federation
IRI
International Roughness Index
IRR
Internal Rate of Return
ITS
Intelligent Transport Systems
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
LCC
Life Cycle Cost
LGA
Local Government Authority
LOS
Level Of Service
LTPP
Long Term Pavement Performance (Program)
LTPPM
Long Term Pavement Performance (Maintenance)
MA
Member Authority (of Austroads)
MLR
Mass Limits Review
MMS
Maintenance Management System
MRS
Model Road State
NAASRA
National Association of Australian State Road Authorities (predecessor of Austroads)
NIMPAC
NAASRA Improved Model for Project Assessment and Costing
NPV
Net Present Value
NRM
NAASRA Roughness Meter
NTC
National Transport Commission
NZ
New Zealand
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PI
Performance Indicator
PIARC
World Road Association
PMS
Pavement Management System
QMS
Quality Management System
REAAA
Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia
RUC
Road User Costs
RUE
Road User Effects
SA
Standards Australia
SCOT
(Australian) Standing Committee on Transport
SHRP
(USA) Strategic Highways Research Program
SMVU
(ABS) Survey of Motor Vehicle Use
SNC
Modified Structural Number
SNZ
Standards New Zealand
TACE
Transport Agency Chief Executives
TAM
Total Asset Management
TIPES
Transport Infrastructure Product Evaluation Scheme
VOC
Vehicle Operating Costs
WDV
Written Down Value
WE
Works Effects
WP
(ARRB) Walking Profiler
WTP
Willingness To Pay
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