Chapter 3 — Abbreviations
Superseded by BNBC 2020 (in force from 11 February 2021) — see note.
Abbreviations
3.1 Abbreviations of Names
Names of institutions, organizations and professional societies referred to in this Code are listed below in an alphabetical order.
ACI : American Concrete Institute; Box 19150, Redford Station, Detroit, MI 48219, USA.
AISC : American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.; 400 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
AISE : Association of Iron and Steel Engineers; Suite 2350, Three Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA.
AISI : American Iron and Steel Institute; Suite 300, 1133 15th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20005, USA.
ANSI : American National Standards Institute; 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA.
ASHRAE : American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc.; 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017, USA.
ASME : American Society of Mechanical Engineers; United Engineering Centre, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017, USA.
ASTM : American Society for Testing and Materials; 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA.
AWS : American Welding Society; 550 N.W. LeJeune Rd., P.O. Box 351040, Miami, FL 33135, USA.
BOCA : Building Officials and Code Administrators International Inc.; 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
BSI : British Standards Institution; 2 Park Street, London W1A 2BS, UK.
BSTI : Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution; 116A Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka 1208, BANGLADESH.
BWDB : Bangladesh Water Development Board; WAPDA Building, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka 1000, BANGLADESH.
CGSM : Canadian General Standards Board; Technical Information Unit, Ottawa, CANADA K1A 1G6.
FM : Factory Manual; Standards Laboratories Department, 1151 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062, USA.
ICBO : International Conference of Building Officials; 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601, USA.
ISO : International Organization for Standardization; 1, Rue de Varembé, Case Postal 56, CH-1211, Genève 20, SWITZERLAND.
ISSMFE : International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; University Engineering Department, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB21PZ, UK.
NFPA, NFiPA : National Fire Protection Association; Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269, USA.
PDB : Power Development Board; WAPDA Building, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka 1000, BANGLADESH.
PWD : Public Works Department; Poorta Bhaban, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka 1000, BANGLADESH.
RCSC : Research Council on Structural Connections of the Engineering Foundation; American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
RMA : Rubber Manufacturing Association; 1400 K Street N.W., Washington, DC 20005, USA.
SBCCI : Southern Building Code Congress International; 3617 8th Ave, S. Birmingham, AL 35222, USA.
SMACNA : Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, 8224 Old Courthouse Road, Tysons Corner, Vienna, VA 22180, USA.
SPRI : Single Ply Roofing Institute; 104 Wilmont Road, Suite 201, Deerfield, IL 600015-5195, USA.
UL : Underwriters Laboratories, Inc; 207 East Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
3.2 Abbreviations of Words
The abbreviations used in this Code are listed below in an alphabetical order. Abbreviations not explicitly defined herein below shall be construed to have their usual meaning as the context implies.
BDS : Bangladesh Standards; published by the BSTI
BS : British Standard; published by the BSI
CBF : Concentric Braced Frame
CFC : Chlorofluorocarbon
CGI : Corrugated Galvanized Iron
cps : Cycles per second
CWPC : Cold Drawn Low Carbon Wire Prestressed Concrete
DCP : Dry Chemical Powder (fire extinguisher)
DDT : Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DPC : Damp-proof Course
EBF : Eccentric Braced Frame
FAR : Floor Area Ratio
FM : Fineness Modulus
FPA : Flood Prone Area
GI : Galvanized Iron
IMRF : Intermediate Moment Resisting Frame
IS : Indian Standard; published by the Bureau of Indian Standards
LFD : Load Factor Design
LPG : Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MCSP : Multipurpose Cyclone Shelter Programme
OMRF : Ordinary Moment Resisting Frame
RC : Reinforced Concrete
RS : Rolled Steel
RSJ : Rolled Steel Joist
SMRF : Special Moment Resisting Frame
SPA : Surge Prone Area
SRSS : Square Root of the Sum of the Squares
UBC : Uniform Building Code; published by the ICBO
WSD : Working Stress Design
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Source: Bangladesh National Building Code 2006 (Housing and Building Research Institute). Superseded by BNBC 2020 — provided for reference. For design or official work, refer to the printed code.