AISCAISC 360-22
Front Matter

Abbreviations

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The following abbreviations appear in this Specification.

      ACI (American Concrete Institute)
      AHJ (authority having jurisdiction)
      AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction)
      AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute)
      ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
      ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
      ASD (allowable strength design)
      ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
      ASNT (American Society for Nondestructive Testing)
      AWI (associate welding inspector)
      AWS (American Welding Society)
      CJP (complete joint penetration)
      CVN (Charpy V-notch)
      ENA (elastic neutral axis)
      EOR (engineer of record)
      ERW (electric resistance welded)
      FCAW (flux cored arc welding)
      FR (fully restrained)
      GMAW (gas metal arc welding)
      HSLA (high-strength low-alloy)
      HSS (hollow structural section)
      LRFD (load and resistance factor design)
      MT (magnetic particle testing)
      NDT (nondestructive testing)
      OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
      PJP (partial joint penetration)
      PNA (plastic neutral axis)
      PQR (procedure qualification record)
      PR (partially restrained)
      PT (penetrant testing)
      QA (quality assurance)
      QAI (quality assurance inspector)
      QAP (quality assurance plan)

QC (quality control)

QCI (quality control inspector)

QCP (quality control program)

RCSC (Research Council on Structural Connections)

RT (radiographic testing)

SAW (submerged arc welding)

SEI (Structural Engineering Institute)

SFPE (Society of Fire Protection Engineers)

SMAW (shielded metal arc welding)

SWI (senior welding inspector)

UNC (Unified National Coarse)

UT (ultrasonic testing)

WI (welding inspector)

WPQR (welder performance qualification records)

WPS (welding procedure specification)