Chapter 6
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Publication: State of the Art and Research Needs in Design for Tornadoes to Improve Community Resilience: Structural Engineering Institute Workshop Report
- ABL
- atmospheric boundary layer
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- APC
- atmospheric pressure change
- ASCE
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- ASHRAE
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- ASTM
- ASTM International
- CAARC
- Commonwealth Advisory Aeronautical Research Council
- CFD
- computational fluid dynamics
- CRPG
- Community Resilience Planning Guide
- EF
- Enhanced Fujita Scale
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FERC
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- (GCp)
- product of Gust-effect factor and Pressure Coefficient
- IBC
- International Building Code
- ICC
- International Code Council
- IRC
- International Residential Code
- LNG
- liquified natural gas
- LRFD
- load and resistance factor design
- MRI
- mean recurrence interval
- MWFRS
- main wind force resisting system
- NESC
- National Electric Safety Code
- NIST
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NRC
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- NWIRP
- National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program
- PV
- photovoltaic
- RC
- risk category
- RG
- regulatory guide
- SEI
- Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
- SRP
- standard review plan
- UAS
- uncrewed aerial system
- UFC
- Unified Facilities Criteria
- TIA
- Telecommunications Industry Association
- TORMIS
- tornado missile strike calculator
- WSC
- Workshop Steering Committee
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State of the Art and Research Needs in Design for Tornadoes to Improve Community Resilience: Structural Engineering Institute Workshop Report
Pages: 65 - 66
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8582-8
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Published online: Sep 23, 2024
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