List of some Abbreviations and Acronyms Which are Associated with Activities related to Piping.

Listed below are some abbreviations and acronyms which are associated with activities related to piping

AAE-- American Association of Engineers
ACI-- American Concrete Institute
ACRI-- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
A-E -- Architect-engineer
AEC-- American Engineering Council
AESC-- American Engineering Standards Committee
AFFFA-- American Forged Fitting and Flange Association
AIDD -- American Institute of Design and Drafting
AIME -- American Institute of Mechanical Engineers
AISC-- American Institute of Steel Construction
AISE -- Association of Iron and Steel Engineers
AISI -- American Iron and Steel Institute
AMAA -- Adhesives Manufacturers Association of America
AMCA -- Air Moving and Conditioning Association
AMFIE --  Association of Mutual Fire Insurance Engineers.
AMICE -- Associate Member of Institute of Civil Engineers
ANS -- American Nuclear Society
ANSI -- American National Standards Institute
API -- American Petroleum Institute
ARI  -- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
ASBC -- American Standard Building Code
ASCE -- American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCEA -- American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects
ASCHE -- American Society of Chemical Engineers
ASE -- Amalgamated Society of Engineers
ASEA -- American Society of Engineers and Architects
ASEE -- American Society of Engineering Education
ASHACE -- American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASHRAE -- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASME -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNE -- American Society of Naval Engineers
ASRE -- American Society of Refrigeration Engineers
ASSE -- American Society of Safety Engineers; American Society of Sanitary Engineers
ASTM -- American Society for Testing and Materials
ASWG -- American steel and wire gauge
AWG -- American wire gauge
AWS -- American Welding Society
AWWA -- American Water Works Association
BHN -- Brinell hardness number
CAD -- Computer-aided design
CADD -- Computer-aided design drafting db Dry bulb
DCCP -- Design change control program
DCEA -- Directory of Civil Engineering Abbreviations
DCN -- Design/drawing change notice
DIN -- Deutsches Institu fu¨ r Normung; German Standards Institute
DIPRA -- Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
DIS -- Ductile Iron Society
EJMA -- Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association
FCI -- Fluid Controls Institute
FMA -- Forging Manufacturers Association
gpm -- Gallons per minute
gps -- Gallons per second
HI -- Hydraulic Institute.
HVAC -- Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
IAEE -- International Association of Earthquake Engineers
IFHTM -- International Federation for the Heat Treatment of Materials
IFI -- Industrial Fasteners Institute
IGSCC -- Intergranular stress corrosion cracking
ISA -- International Standards Association; Instrument Society of America
NACE -- National Association of Corrosion Engineers
NAPE -- National Association of Power Engineers
NASE -- National Association of Stationary Engineers
NASPD -- National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors
NCPI -- National Clay Pipe Institute
NFPA -- National Fire Protection Association
NIMA -- National Insulation Manufacturers Association
NPT -- National Pipe Taper
NSPE -- National Society of Professional Engineers
NSSS -- Nuclear steam system supplier
OBE -- Operating-basis earthquake
OSHA -- Occupational Safety and Health Act, or Administration
PACE -- Professional Association of Consulting Engineers
PFI -- Pipe Fabrication Institute
PJA -- Pipe Jacking Association
PLCA -- Pipe Line Contractors Association
ppb -- Parts per billion
PFMA -- Pipe Fittings Manufacturers Association
PPI -- Plastic Pipe Institute
ppm -- Parts per million
PPMS -- Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Society
PRI -- Plastics and Rubber Institute
RWMA -- Resistance Welding Manufacturers’ Association
SAE -- Society of Automotive Engineers
SCC -- Stress corrosion cracking
SMA -- Solder Markers’ Association; Steel Manufacturers’ Association
VMA -- Valve Manufacturers’ Association.