Technical glossary

1. AISI

American Iron and Steel Institute

2. ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers

3. AWCI

Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry

4. CASE

Council of American Structural Engineers

5. CCFSS

Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures

6. COFS

Committee on Framing Standards

7. COS

Committee on Specifications

8. CSSBI

Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute

9. LGSEA

Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association, a Council of the Steel Framing Alliance

10. MBMA

Metal Building Manufacturers Association

11. Nomogram

Chart that gives a direct and immediate result to a technical calculation.