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                        FHWA Lighting Handbook August 2012


            
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                Basic Terms and Concepts Related to Roadway Lighting
*This section includes descriptions of key terms and concepts used in FHWA, AASHTO, and IES documents with regard to lighting, as well as some emerging concepts. Because they are already quantified in AASHTO and IES documents, or are still under study, these concepts are not quantified here. However, they merit close scrutiny in a discussion of roadway lighting.*
      
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                Book:FHWA Lighting Handbook August 2012
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                2 Federal Guidance and Recommendations Regarding Roadway Lighting
                Basic Terms and Concepts Related to Roadway Lighting
                3 Vision and Fundamental Concepts
                Warranting Criteria
                4 Analysis for Lighting Needs
                5 Considerations Concerning Lighting Systems
                6 Lighting System Selection
                Lighting Application Considerations
                7 Lighting Application
                Other Systems and Issues Related to Roadway Lighting
                8 Related Roadway Systems
                9 Summary
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