ABK Acronyms
Acronyms
AAMA ACI AISC AISI ANSI APA API ASCE ASHRAE ASME ASTM ATC AWS AWWA BNC BOCA BRANZ BSE-1 BSE-2 BSO BSSC CBF CISCA American Architectural Manufacturers Association Agbabian, Barnes and Kariotis joint venture American Concrete Institute American Institute of Steel Construction American Iron and Steel Institute American National Standards Institute American Plywood Association American Petroleum Institute American Society of Civil Engineers American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society for Testing and Materials Applied Technology Council American Welding Society American Water Works Association Ball and cone system, a rolling seismic isolator Building Officials and Code Administrators Building Research Association of New Zealand Basic Safety Earthquake-1 Basic Safety Earthquake-2 Basic Safety Objective Building Seismic Safety Council Concentric Braced Frame Ceilings and Interior Systems Construction Association IO LDP LRB LRFD LS DCR DDS EBF EDD EDS EERC EERI FEMA FPS FR GFRC HDR HR HVAC IBC ICBO CP CQC CRSI CUREE CUSEC Collapse Prevention Complete Quadratic Combination Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering Central United States Earthquake Consortium Demand Capacity Ratio Double Diagonal Sheathing Eccentric Braced Frame Energy Dissipation Device Energy Dissipation System Earthquake Engineering Research Center Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Federal Emergency Management Agency Friction-pendulum system, a sliding seismic isolator Fully Restrained Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete High-damping rubber bearings, an elastomeric seismic isolator Hazards Reduced Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning International Code Building International Conference of Building Officials Immediate Occupancy Linear Dynamic Procedure Low-damping rubber bearings with a lead core, an elastomeric seismic isolator Load and Resistance Factor Design Life Safety
FEMA 356
Seismic Rehabilitation Prestandard
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Acronyms
LSP MCE MDOF MEP MSJC NAVFAC NBS NCEER NDE NDP NDS NEHRP NFPA NIST NSP OMF PCI PR PS-# QAP
Linear Static Procedure Maximum Considered Earthquake Multi-degree of Freedom System Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing Masonry Standards Joint Committee Publication of the U.S. Department of the Navy National Bureau of Standards National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research Nondestructive Examination Nonlinear Dynamic Procedure National Design Specification National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program National Fire Protection Association National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly NBS) Nonlinear Static Procedure Ordinary Moment Frame Precast Concrete Institute Partially Restrained Product Standard-# Quality Assurance Plan
RB RM SAC SBC SBCCI SDI SDOF SEA...