Glossary

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Abbreviations
ABS

AGA
ANSI
ASA

ASME

ASTM

AWWA
CPPA
CTS

DIPS
DOT
DR

ESC

ESCR
HDB

HDBC
HDPE
HDS
IPS

ISO

LPG

LTHS

MDPE
MRS

MSS

NFPA

NPGA
NSF

NTSB
OPS
PA

PB
PE

PEX
PPI

RCP

RTRP
SCG
SDR
SPE
SPI

TSI

584-609.indd 609

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

American Gas Association
American National Standards Institute, (formerly USASI, formerly ASA)
American Standards Association (see ANSI)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Testing and Materials; now just ASTM International.
American Water Works Association
Corrugated Plastic Pipe Association
Copper Tubing Size

Ductile Iron Pipe Size

Department of Transportation, a bureau of the Federal Government
Dimension Ratio
Environmental Stress Cracking
Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance
Hydrostatic Design Basis
Hydrostatic Design Basis Category
High Density Polyethylene
Hydrostatic Design Stress
Iron Pipe Size
International Standards Association
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Long-Term Hydrostatic Strength
Medium Density Polyethylene
Minimum Required Strength
Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry
National Fire Protection Association
National Propane Gas Association
National Sanitation Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Pipeline Safety, a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation
Polyamide (nylon)
Polybutylene
Polyethylene
Crosslinked Polyethylene
Plastics Pipe Institute
Rapid Crack Propagation
Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe
Slow Crack Growth
Standard Dimension Ratio
Society of Plastic Engineers
Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.
Transportation Safety Institute

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