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.



