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Culvert Design Hydrology

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 2

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Delineators

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MUTCD Chapter 3F

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Plasticity Index

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.2

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Crashes - Safety Analysis

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 3

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Crash Effects of Interchange Elements

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 3 Chapter 15

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HCM Volume 2

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Uninterrupted Flow

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Pavement Design Requirements (Reconstruction)

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Design of Pavement Structures Part II Chapter 2

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Selecting Pavement Design Criteria and Reliability Level

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Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide Chapter 8

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General Signage Standards (Shape, Color, Dimensions, etc.)

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MUTCD Chapter 2A

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Culvert Flow (Inlet/Outlet Control)

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 3

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Pavement Performance Indicator Prediction Methodologies

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Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide Chapter 5

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Freeway Reliability Analysis

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 11

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13
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Engineering Economics

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NCEES Handbook 1.7

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Horizontal Alignment

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GDHS Chapter 3

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15
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Prioritizing Safety Projects

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 8

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16
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Roadway Operating Conditions

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HCM Volume 1 Chapter 2.5

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17
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Freeway Free-Flow Speed

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 10.2

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18
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Interchange Ramp Terminals and Alternative Intersections

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 23

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19
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Conversion Factors

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NCEES Handbook 1.2

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Grade Separations and Interchanges

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GDHS Chapter 10

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21
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Predicting Truck Traffic Volumes

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.7

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LOS

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GDHS Chapter 2

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ADT (Design Hour)

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GDHS Chapter 2

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24
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Speed-Flow Relationship

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 12.2

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Highway Operations Concepts

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HCM Volume 1 Chapter 8.2

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Superelevation Tables

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GDHS Chapter 3

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Pavement Design Strategies

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Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide Chapter 12

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Economic Evaluation of Roadside Safety

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 2

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29
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General Marking Standards (Material, Color, Widths, etc.)

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MUTCD Chapter 3A

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30
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Two Lane Highways - Capacity and LOS

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 15.2

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31
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Pedestrian Crossing Design

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Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities Chapter 3.6

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32
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Roadway System Elements

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HCM Volume 1 Chapter 2.2

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33
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Freeway LOS

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 12.2

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34
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Roundabout LOS Criteria

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 22

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35
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Basic Horizontal Curve Elements

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NCEES Handbook 5.2.1

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36
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Site Assessments of Culverts

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 2

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37
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All-Way Stop Controlled Intersections LOS Criteria

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 21

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38
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Human Factors of Safety (Reaction Time, Speed Choice, etc.)

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 2

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39
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Roundabout Markings

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MUTCD Chapter 3C

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40
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Median Barriers

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 6

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41
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Storage Routing

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 5

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42
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Culvert Design Using Nomographs

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 3

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43
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Fundamental Constants

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NCEES Handbook 1.1.2

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44
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Reliability (Pavement)

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Design of Pavement Structures Part I Chapter 4

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45
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Two-Way Stop Controlled Intersections

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 20

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46
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Structural Design of Flexible Pavement

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.6

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47
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Safety Economic Appraisal

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 7

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48
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Traffic Forecast

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NCEES Handbook 5.1.5

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49
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Culvert Repair and Rehabilitation Economics

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 1

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50
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Functional Classifications

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GDHS Chapter 1

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51
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Traffic Control for Low Volume Roads

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MUTCD Chapter 5A

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52
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Passing Lanes

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 15.4

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53
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Collector Roads and Streets

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GDHS Chapter 6

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54
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RR-Hwy Grade Crossing

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GDHS Chapter 9

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55
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Culvert Performance Curves

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 3

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56
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Network Screening

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 4

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57
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Pedestrians in Transportation Plans

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Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities Chapter 2.8

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58
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Accident Analysis

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NCEES Handbook 5.1.4

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59
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Culvert Hydraulics

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 1

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60
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HCM Volume 1

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Concepts

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61
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Rehabilitation Methods with Overlays

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Design of Pavement Structures Part III Chapter 5

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62
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Roadside Safety on Low-Volume Roads and Streets

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 12

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63
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Asphalt Mixture Design

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.5

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64
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Urban vs. Rural

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GDHS Chapter 1

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65
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Curbs

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GDHS Chapter 4

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Design Related Project Level Pavement Management

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Design of Pavement Structures Part I Chapter 2

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67
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Urban Street Reliability and Active Traffic and Demand Managment

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 17

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Clear Zones

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GDHS Chapter 4

69
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Design Methods for Culverts without Design Charts

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 3

70
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Determination of Material Properties for New Paving Materials

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Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide Chapter 11

71
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Freeway Merge and Diverge Segments

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 14

72
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Flowchart for Transit LOS for Urban Street Segments

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HCM Exhibit 18-26

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Travel Modal Characteristics

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HCM Volume 1 Chapter 3

74
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Modal Flow Parameters and Capacity Concepts

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HCM Volume 1 Chapter 4

75
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Roadside Barriers

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 5

76
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Crash Cost Estimates

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Appendix 4A

77
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End Treatements

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 8

78
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Vertical Design

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NCEES Handbook 5.3

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Rehabilitation Methods Other than Overlay

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Design of Pavement Structures Part III Chapter 4

80
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Guides for Pavement Field Data Collection (Rehabilitation)

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Design of Pavement Structures Part III Chapter 3

81
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Quality and LOS Concepts

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HCM Volume 1 Chapter 8.3

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Crash Effects of Special Features (RR, Work Zones, TWLTL, etc.)

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 3 Chapter 16

83
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Design Vehicles

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GDHS Chapter 2

84
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Culvert Hydraulic Design

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 3

85
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Crash Effects of Road Network Planning

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 3 Chapter 17

86
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Energy Disipators

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 5

87
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Uninterrupted Flow

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NCEES Handbook 5.1.1

88
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Freeway Capacity Under Base Conditions

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 12.2

89
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Context Classifications

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GDHS Chapter 1

90
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Soil Compaction

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.4

91
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Layout of Reverse Horizontal Curves Between Parallel Tangents (Horizontal)

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NCEES Handbook 5.2.4

92
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Roadside Topography and Drainage Features

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 3

93
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Designating Directions

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NCEES Handbook 5.2.5

94
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Impacts of RD Design on the Driver

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 2

95
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Roadside Safety in Urban Environments

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 10

96
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Safety Predictive Method for Urban and Suburban Arterials

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 2 Chapter 12

97
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Construction Scheduling

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NCEES Handbook 2.4

98
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Traffic Analysis - AADT

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NCEES Handbook 5.1.3.1

99
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Flowchart for Pedestrian LOS on Urban Street Segements

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HCM Exhibit 18-17

100
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Mailboxes

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 11

101
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Sight Distance

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GDHS Chapter 3

102
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Local Roads and Streets

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GDHS Chapter 5

103
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Pedestrian Facilities

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GDHS Chapter 4

104
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Highway Pavement Structural Design (Reconstruction)

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Design of Pavement Structures Part II Chapter 3

105
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Traffic Control for Pedestrians

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Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities Chapter 3.7

106
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Characteristics of Pedestrians

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Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities Chapter 2.4

107
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Guide Signs - Conventional Roads

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MUTCD Chapter 2D

108
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Pavement and Curb Markings

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MUTCD Chapter 3B

109
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Economic Evaluation of Alternative Pavement Design Strategies

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Design of Pavement Structures Part I Chapter 3

110
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Urban Street LOS Criteria

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 18

111
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Arterial Roads and Streets

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GDHS Chapter 7

112
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Crash Effects of Intersection Elements

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 3 Chapter 14

113
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Regulatory Signs, Barricades, and Gates

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MUTCD Chapter 2B

114
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Freeway LOS Methodology

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 10.2

115
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Monthly Adjustment Factor for AADT

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.8

116
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Sidewalk Design

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Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities Chapter 3.3

117
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Layout of Three-Centered Compound Curves (Horizontal)

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NCEES Handbook 5.2.3

118
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Safety Data Diagnosis

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 5

119
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Vertical Alignment

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GDHS Chapter 3

120
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Roundabout Design

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GDHS Chapter 9

121
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Crash Estimation

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 3

122
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Low-Volume Pavement Design (Reconstruction)

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Design of Pavement Structures Part II Chapter 4

123
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Signalized Intersections LOS Criteria

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 19

124
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Bridge Railings and Transitions

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 7

125
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Flowchart for Two-Lane Highway LOS

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HCM Exhibit 15-6

126
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Safety Predictive Method for Rural Two-Lane, Two-Way Roads

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 2 Chapter 10

127
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Flowchart for Freeway and Multilane Highway LOS

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HCM Exhibit 12-19

128
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Shrinkage of Soil Mass

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.3

129
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Traffic Control Signal Need Studies

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MUTCD Chapter 4C

130
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Temporary Traffic Control

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MUTCD Chapter 6A

131
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Safety Predictive Method for Rural Multilane Highways

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 2 Chapter 11

132
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Work Zone Safety/Traffic Features

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 9

133
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Freeway Capacity Definitions

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 12.2

134
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Highway Traffic Signals

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MUTCD Chapter 4A

135
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Intersection Sight Distance

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GDHS Chapter 9

136
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Traffic Analysis - Peak Hour Factor

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NCEES Handbook 5.1.3.3

137
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Crash Effects of Roadway Elements

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 3 Chapter 13

138
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Warning Signs and Object Markers

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MUTCD Chapter 2C

139
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Pavement Rehabilitation Concepts

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Design of Pavement Structures Part III Chapter 2

140
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Elements of Pedestrian Facility Design

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Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities Chapter 3.1

141
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Safety Effectiveness Evaluation

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 9

142
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Rehabilitation Design Strategies

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Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide Chapter 13

143
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Freeways

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GDHS Chapter 8

144
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Pavement Evaluation for Rehabilitation Design

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Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide Chapter 10

145
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Broken Back Culverts

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 5

146
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Relative Soil Density

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NCEES Handbook 5.5.1

147
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Selecting Counter Measures for Safety Concerns

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Highway Safety Manual Volume 1 Chapter 6

148
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Layout of Two-Centered Compound Curves (Horizontal)

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NCEES Handbook 5.2.2

149
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Culvert Repair and Rehabilitation

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 6

150
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HCM Volume 3

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Interrupted Flow

151
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Culvert Design for Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP)

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 4

152
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Freeway Weaving Segements

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HCM Volume 2 Chapter 13

153
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Signal Design

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NCEES Handbook 5.4

154
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Off Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities

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HCM Volume 3 Chapter 24

155
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Lane/Shoulder Width

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GDHS Chapter 4

156
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Maintenance of Pedestrian Facilities

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Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities Chapter 4.1

157
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Erosion and Sedimentation (Scour) for Culverts

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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts Chapter 5

158
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LOS Concepts

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HCM Volume 1 Chapter 5

159
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Engineering Probability/Statistics

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NCEES Handbook 1.4

160
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Earthwork Construction and Layout

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NCEES Handbook 2.1

161
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Design Traffic

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NCEES Handbook 5.1.6

162
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Intersections

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GDHS Chapter 9

163
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Sign, Signal, and Luminaire Supports

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Roadside Design Guide Chapter 4

164
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Determining Site Conditions and Factors for Pavement

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Mechanistic - Empirical Pavement Design Guide Chapter 9

165
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HCM Volume 4

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