GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE WORKS

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX B: ABBREVIATIONS
Wherever the following abbreviations of titles, terms and units of measurement are used in the Standard and Special Specifications or on the Drawings, the meaning shall be as described hereunder. Abbreviation AASHTO Titles and Terms American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AADT annual average daily traffic A.C. alternate current AC10, AC14, AC20 asphalt concrete (max. particle size 10 / 14 / 20 mm) ACV Aggregate Crushing Value AIV Aggregate Impact Value ALD Average Least Dimension ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials BEMIX bitumen emulsion mix BS British Standard BS EN European Standard C0.7, C1.0, C1.5 cemented material (UCS min. 0.7 / 1.0 / 1.5 MPa) CBR California Bearing Ratio CML Central Materials Laboratory CRR crushed aggregate base with enhanced requirements CRS crushed aggregate base DBM30, DBM40 dense bituminous macadam (max. particle size 20 / 40 mm) DIN Deutshe Ingineur Norme DR dump rock esa equivalent standard axle (8.16 ton) FBMIX foamed bitumen mix FI Flakiness Index GC Grading Coefficient GM Grading Modulus G3, G7, G15 soils with CBR value min. 3 / 7 / 15% for earthworks G30, G45, G60, G80 natural gravel with CBR value min. 30 / 45 / 60 / 80% for pavement layers GVM gross vehicle mass ICL Initial Consumption of Lime ISO International Standards Organisation LAA Los Angeles Abrasion L.S. Lump Sum max. maximum MC-30, MC-70 medium curing cut-back bitumen MDD maximum dry density min. minimum MoWHC Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications No. number OMC optimum moisture content PSV Polished Stone Value PVC polyvinyl chloride SABITA Southern African Bitumen and Tar Association SABS Southern African Bureau of Standards SATCC Southern African Transport Coordinating Commission SBR styrene-butadiene rubber SBS styren-butadiene-styrene SIS Swedish Standards Institute SP Shrinkage Produce SSS Sodium Sulphate Soundness TFOT Thin Film Oven Test TFV Ten-percent Fines Value TMH Technical Methods for Highways

TRH TRL UCS UNBS UPS Abbreviation C g kg Mg or ton m km cm mm sec min hr/hrs N kN A V W or VA kW or kVA Hz Pa kPA MPa m2 cm2 mm2 ha l ml m3 km/h degree

Technical Recommendations for Highways Transport Research Laboratory Unconfined Compressive Strength Uganda National Bureau of Standards Uninterrupted Power Supply Units of Measurement degree Celsius (Centigrade) gram kilogram metric tonne (1,000 kg) metre kilometre centimetre millimetre second Minute hour(s) Newton kilo Newton Ampere Volt Watt kilowatt Hertz (Frequency) Pascal (N/m2) kilo Pascal Mega Pascal square meter square centimeter square millimetre hectare (10,000 m2) litre millilitre cubic metre (1,000 l) kilometres per hour angle

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, MINISTRY OF WORKS, HOUSING AND COMMUNICATIONS

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