Acronyms
APWA
American Public Works Association
ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
AWWA
American Water Works Association
BRB
Building Research Board
CERF
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
CERL
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
CIS
Civil Infrastructure Systems
DOC
Department of Commerce
ELS
Environmental Impact Statements
EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute
ERC
Engineering Research Centers
GEOB
Geotechnical Board
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
GNP
Gross National Product
GPS
Global Positioning Systems
GRI
Gas Research Institute
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NCPWI
National Council on Public Works Improvement
NIMBY
Not in My Back Yard
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
R&D
Research and development
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Technology
SHRP
Strategic Highway Research Program
TBM
Tunnel boring machine
TRB
Transportation Research Board