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Table of Acronyms

ACRONYM

DEFINITION

Al Li

Aluminum Lithium

ANN

Artificial Neural Network

AP

Application Protocol

ASD

Allowable Stress Design

CAP

Cathodic Atmospheric Plasma

CBM

Condition Based Maintenance

COTS

Commercial Off The Shelf

Cr

Chrome

EMP

Environmental Management Plan

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FCAW

Flux Cored Arc Welding

GCRMTC

Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center

GMAW

Gas Metal Arc Welding

GTAW

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

ISOInternational Standards O

rganization

IQ

Innovative Quotient

LHHD

Laser Holograph Hole Drilling

LIDAR

LIght Detection and Ranging

LRFD

Load and Resistance Factor Design

M&S

Modeling and Simulation

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheets

NAME

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCAM

National Center for Advanced Manufacturing

NGSS

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

RAM

Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability

RS

Residual Stress

SGHD

Strain Gage Hole Drilling

SMAW

Shielded Metal Arc Welding

STEP

Standard for the Exchange Product

UFSWS

Universal Friction Stir Welding System

UNO COE

University of New Orleans, College of Engineering

UWMRC

Urban Waste Management and Research Center

XRD

X Ray Diffraction

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