Chapter 3

Abbreviations
3.1 AbbreviationsofNames

Names of institutions, organizations and professional societies referred to in this Code are listed below in an alphabeticalorder. ACI:AmericanConcreteInstitute;Box19150,RedfordStation,Detroit,MI48219,USA. AISC:AmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction,Inc.;400NorthMichiganAvenue,Chicago,IL60611,USA. AISE:AssociationofIronandSteelEngineers;Suite2350,ThreeGatewayCenter,Pittsburgh,PA15222,USA. AISI:AmericanIronandSteelInstitute;Suite300,113315thStreetN.W.,Washington,DC20005,USA. ANSI:AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute;1430Broadway,NewYork,NY10018,USA. ASHRAE : American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Airconditioning Engineers, Inc.; 345 East 47th Street, NewYork,NY10017,USA. ASME : American Society of Mechanical Engineers; United Engineering Centre, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY10017,USA. ASTM:AmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials;1916RaceStreet,Philadelphia,PA19103,USA. AWS:AmericanWeldingSociety;550N.W.LeJeuneRd.,P.O.Box351040,Miami,FL33135,USA. BOCA : Building Officials and Code Administrators International Inc.; 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL60637, USA. BSI:BritishStandardsInstitution;2ParkStreet,LondonW1A2BS,UK. BSTI:BangladeshStandardsandTestingInstitution;116ATejgaonIndustrialArea,Dhaka1208,BANGLADESH. BWDB : Bangladesh Water Development Board; WAPDA Building, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka1000, BANGLADESH. CGSM:CanadianGeneralStandardsBoard;TechnicalInformationUnit,Ottawa,CANADAK1A1G6. FM : Factory Manual; Standards Laboratories Department, 1151 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062,USA. ICBO:InternationalConferenceofBuildingOfficials;5360SouthWorkmanMillRoad,Whittier,CA90601,USA. ISO : International Organization for Standardization; 1, Rue de Varemb, Case Postal 56, CH1211, Genve 20, SWITZERLAND. ISSMFE : International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; University Engineering Department,TrumpingtonSt,CambridgeCB21PZ,UK. NFPA,NFiPA:NationalFireProtectionAssociation;BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA02269,USA. PDB:PowerDevelopmentBoard;WAPDABuilding,MotijheelCommercialArea,Dhaka1000,BANGLADESH. PWD:PublicWorksDepartment;PoortaBhaban,SegunBagicha,Dhaka1000,BANGLADESH.

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RCSC : Research Council on Structural Connections of the Engineering Foundation; American Institute of Steel Construction(AISC). RMA:RubberManufacturingAssociation;1400KStreetN.W.,Washington,DC20005,USA. SBCCI:SouthernBuildingCodeCongressInternational;36178thAve,S.Birmingham,AL35222,USA. SMACNA : Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, 8224 Old Courthouse Road, TysonsCorner,Vienna,VA22180,USA. SPRI:SinglePlyRoofingInstitute;104WilmontRoad,Suite201,Deerfield,IL6000155195,USA. UL:UnderwritersLaboratories,Inc;207EastOhioStreet,Chicago,IL60611,USA.

3.2

AbbreviationsofWords

The abbreviations used in this Code are listed below in an alphabetical order. Abbreviations not explicitly definedhereinbelowshallbeconstruedtohavetheirusualmeaningasthecontextimplies. BDS:BangladeshStandards;publishedbytheBSTI BS:BritishStandard;publishedbytheBSI CBF:ConcentricBracedFrame CFC:Chlorofluorocarbon CGI:CorrugatedGalvanizedIron cps:Cyclespersecond CWPC:ColdDrawnLowCarbonWirePrestressedConcrete DCP:DryChemicalPowder(fireextinguisher) DDT:Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DPC:DampproofCourse EBF:EccentricBracedFrame FAR:FloorAreaRatio FM:FinenessModulus FPA:FloodProneArea GI:GalvanizedIron IMRF:IntermediateMomentResistingFrame IS:IndianStandard;publishedbytheBureauofIndianStandards LFD:LoadFactorDesign LPG:LiquefiedPetroleumGas MCSP:MultipurposeCycloneShelterProgramme OMRF:OrdinaryMomentResistingFrame RC:ReinforcedConcrete RS:RolledSteel RSJ:RolledSteelJoist

SMRF:SpecialMomentResistingFrame SPA:SurgeProneArea SRSS:SquareRootoftheSumoftheSquares UBC:UniformBuildingCode;publishedbytheICBO WSD:WorkingStressDesign