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ACRONYMS

The following is a list of acronyms/abbreviations frequently used in this text:
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ACI American Concrete Institute
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
AISCM American Institute of Steel Construction Manual
AISCS American Institute of Steel Construction Specifications
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
AITC American Institute of Timber Construction
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APA American Plywood Association
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASD allowable stress design
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
B&S beams and stringers
BIA Brick Institute of America, also Brick Industry Association
BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International
CABO Council of American Building Officials
CMACN Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada
CRC Column Research Council
CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
IBC International Building Code
ICBO International Conference of Building Officials
IMI International Masonry Institute
LF light framing

LFD load factor design
LRFD load and resistance factor design
MIA Masonry Institute of America
MSJC Masonry Standards Joint Committee
NCMA National Concrete Masonry Association
NDS National Design Specifications for Wood Construction
NEHRP National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program
PCA Portland Cement Association
PCI Prestressed Concrete Institute

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