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Acronyms and Abbreviations

A

ACE

Advancedantimicrobialelastic

ACI

AmericanConcreteInstituteInternational

ADA

AmericanswithDisabilitiesAct

A/E

architectural/engineering

AFM

AirForcemanual

AHJ

authorityhavingjurisdiction

AMS

AmericanMeteorologicalSociety

ANSI

AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute

APA

AmericanPlywoodAssociation

APC

atmosphericpressurechange

ARC

AmericanRedCross

ASCE

AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers

ASD

AllowableStressDesign

ASF

availablesquarefootage

ASTM

AmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials

B

B/C

benefit-cost

BCA

benefit-costanalysis

BCR

benefit-costratio

BFE

basefloodelevation

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BHMA

BuildersHardwareManufacturersAssociation

BPAT

BuildingPerformanceAssessmentTeam

C

C&C

componentsandcladding

CMU

concretemasonryunit

CPR

CardiopulmonaryResuscitation

CU

ClemsonUniversity

D

DFE

designfloodelevation

DI

damageindicator

DOD

degreeofdamage

DOE

DepartmentofEnergy

E

EF

EnhancedFujita(Scale)

EHPA

EnhancedHurricaneProtectionArea

EIFS

ExteriorInsulationFinishingSystem

EMS

EmergencyManagementServices

EMT

EmergencyManagementTechnician

EOC

EmergencyOperationsCenter

EPDM

ethylenepropylenedienemonomer

F

F

Fujita(Scale)

F

lateralforce

FAA

FederalAviationAdministration

FBC

FloridaBuildingCode

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FEMA

FederalEmergencyManagementAgency

FIRM

FloodInsuranceRateMap

FIS

FloodInsuranceStudy

fps

feetpersecond

ft

feet,foot

G

GIS

geographicinformationsystem

H

HAM

handheldamateur(radiooperator)

HAZMAT

hazardousmaterial

HAZUS-MH

HazardsU.S.–Multi-Hazard

HMA

HazardMitigationAssistance

HVAC

heating,ventilation,andairconditioning

HVHZ

HighVelocityHurricaneZone

I

IBC

InternationalBuildingCode

ICC

InternationalCodeCouncil

ICF

insulatingconcreteform

IMC

InternationalMechanicalCode

IRC

InternationalResidentialCode

K

kg

kilogram

L

LiMWA

LimitofModerateWaveAction

LRFD

LoadandResistanceFactorDesign

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MAT

MitigationAssessmentTeam

mi/h

milesperhour(ASCE)

m2

squarefoot,feet

m3

cubicfoot,feet

mph

milesperhour

MRI

meanrecurrenceinterval

MSL

meansealevel

MWFRS

mainwindforceresistingsystem

N

N/A

notapplicable

NCDC

NationalClimaticDataCenter

NEHRP

NationalEarthquakeHazardsReductionProgram

NFPA

NationalFireProtectionAssociation

NGVD ‘29

NationalGeodeticVerticalDatumof99

NOAA

NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration

NSSA

NationalStormShelterAssociation

NSSFC

NationalSevereStormsForecastCenter

NWS

NationalWeatherService

O

o.c.

oncenter

OSB

orientedstrandboard

P

PC

polycarbonate

PDM

Pre-DisasterMitigation

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PFR

police,fire,andrescue

PRM

partiallyreinforcedmasonry

psf

poundspersquarefoot

psi

poundspersquareinch

PUB

polyvinylbutyral

Q

QA/QC

QualityAssurance/QualityControl

R

RA

RecoveryAdvisory

RACES

RadioAmateurCivilEmergencyService

RSF

recommendedsquarefootage

S

SBC

StandardBuildingCode

SBCCI

SouthernBuildingCodeCongressInternational

SESP

StateEmergencyShelterProgram(Florida)

SFHA

SpecialFloodHazardArea

SOP

StandardOperatingProcedures

SPC

StormPredictionCenter

STD

Standard

T

TMS

TheMasonrySociety

TTU

TexasTechUniversity

U

UBC

UniformBuildingCode

UPS

uninterruptedpowersupply

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URM

unreinforcedmasonry

U.S.

UnitedStates

USACE

UnitedStatesArmyCorpsofEngineers

USDA

U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture

USF

usablesquarefootage

V

V

velocity

WERC

WindEngineeringResearchCenter(TTU)

WISE

WindScienceandEngineeringResearchCenter(TTU)