Civil Engineering Reference
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Abbreviations
Important Note:
Many of the following abbreviations are subject specific. In this
book, they are used within the context of the construction industry. One abbreviation
or acronym may mean one thing in one discipline and something entirely different in
another discipline.
AAA
American Arbitration Association
AACEI
AACE International (formerly known as the American Association for
Cost Engineers), http://www.aacei.org/
AASH
TO
American Associa
tion of State and Highway Transportation Officials,
http://transportational.org.aashtonew/
ABA
American Bar Association, http://www.abanet.org/
ABC
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., http://www.abc.org/; or
Activity-Based Costing
AC
actual cost, air conditioning (mechanical), or alternating current
(electrical)
ACI
American Concrete Institute, http://www.aci-net.org/
ACWP
actual cost for worked performed
ADM
arrow diagramming method
ADR
alternate dispute resolution
A/E
architect or engineer
AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations,
http://www.aflcio.org/
AGC
Associated General Contractors of America, http://www.agc.org/
AIA
The American Institute of Architects, http://www.aia.org/
ANSI
American National Standards Institute, http:www.ansi.org/
AOA
activity on arrow
AON
activity on node
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