Design-Manual-for-Low-Volume-Roads-Part-A
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Acronyms - xiii<br />
F<br />
FACT : Fine Aggregate Crushing Test<br />
FED : Final Engineering <strong>Design</strong><br />
G<br />
g/m² : Grams per Square Metre<br />
GDP : Gross Domestic Product<br />
GM : Grading Modulus<br />
gTKP : Global Transport Knowledge <strong>Part</strong>nership<br />
GVW : Gross Vehicle Weight<br />
H<br />
ha : Hectare<br />
HDM 4 : World Bank’s Highway <strong>Design</strong> and Maintenance Standards model<br />
HIV : Human immunodeficiency virus<br />
HPS : Hand Packed Stone<br />
HVR : High <strong>Volume</strong> Road<br />
I<br />
ICB : International Competitive Bidding<br />
ICT : In<strong>for</strong>mation Communication Technology<br />
IDA : International Development Agency<br />
ie : That is (abbreviation <strong>for</strong> the Latin phrase id est)<br />
ILO : International Labour Organisation<br />
IMT : Intermediate Means of Transport<br />
IRR : Internal Rate of Return<br />
ITB : Instructions to Bidders<br />
K<br />
km : Kilometre<br />
km² : Square Kilometre<br />
km/h : Kilometres per hour<br />
km/hr : Kilometres per hour<br />
L<br />
LIC : Labour Intensive Construction<br />
LVR : <strong>Low</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> Road<br />
M<br />
m : Metre<br />
m² : Square Metre<br />
m³ : Metres Cubed<br />
MCB : Mortared Clay Brick (fired)<br />
MCS : Mortared Cobblestones<br />
MDS : Mortared Dress Stone<br />
Mesa : Million equivalent standard axles<br />
mg/m³ : Milligram per metre cubed<br />
mm : Millimetre<br />
mm² : Square Millimetre<br />
mm³ : Millimetres Cubed<br />
m/s : Metres per second<br />
MC : Medium Curing<br />
MoFED : Ministry of Finance and Economic Development<br />
MPa : megapascal (a unit of pressure equal to 1000 kilopascals (kPa),<br />
commonly used in the building industry to measure crushing pressure<br />
of bricks)<br />
MS : Mortared Stone<br />
ACRONYMS
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