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β
γ
μ
σu
σy
1
100 PPM Radius
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A
A
A 60 Bulkhead or Deck
A-annulus
A Class Bulkhead or Deck
“A” Class Divisions (fire divisions)
A.D.A.S.
A.S.M.E.
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B
B-Annulus
B Class Bulkhead or Deck
“B” Class Divisions (fire divisions)
BA
Back Allowable
Back Pressure
Back-Pressure Valve (BPV)
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C
°C
C
C Class Bulkhead or Deck
“C” Class Divisions (fire divisions)
C glass
C-NAAIA2
C-NLOPB
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D
25% (50%) Drainage time
D
“D” Circle
D-J Basin Fox Hills Protection Area
D or D-value
D-value
D&W
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E
E
E&P
E and P Waste
E-assessment
E-glass
E-navigation
E or Euler’s Constant
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F
F
F&G
F mob
FA
Fabrication Weld
Fabricator
Face Piece
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G
G
GA
Gage And Test Port Connections
Gage Joint
Gain
Gall
Galling
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H
h
‘H’ Class Divisions (fire divisions)
H2S
H2S Absent
H2S Present
H2S Trim
H2S Unknown
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I
I
I or You
I0GP
IACS
IADC
IAEA
IAMSAR MANUAL
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J
Jack-house
Jack-Up
Jack-Up Owner
Jack-up Unit
Jacket
Jacking Gear Unit
Jail
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K
k0
K1
K2
K3
Keel Joint
Keel Line
Kelly
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L
L
L-C
L.E.L.
L+T
Label 1
Label 2
Labeled
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M
M
MA
MAASP
MAC
Mach Number
Machine
Machine Learning and Evolution
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N
1988 LL Protocol
Not Constituting a Danger to Other Facilities
N
N (Heat-Treat Process)
N/A
NABIS
NACE
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O
OA
OBF Fluids
Object
Object Standard
Objective
Objective-based Cut Score
Objective Evidence
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P
P
P-5 Operator Number
P&A
P-tank
PA
Pack-Off
Pack-Off Or Stripper
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Q
ABS Guidance
Q
Q&T
QA
QAP
QA/QC
QC
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R
Gateway
R
R-ratio
R/T
RA
Rabbit
RACI
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S
Structure Decommissioning
S
S-N
S-N Curve
S-N Data
SA
Sable Island
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T
25% (50%) Drainage time
The Standard Time-Temperature Curve
T
T&C
Tabletop Exercise
TAF
Tag Number
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U
Dangerous Failures (or Unsafe Failures)
SSV Valve or USV Valve
U
U.S.
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
U-tube
UA
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V
Graph
Very Serious Marine Casualty
V
V-door
V-door Ramp
VAC
Vacated Area
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W
μW
Weather Observer Instructor
WO
w.t
Wafer Check Valve
Wall, Diversion
Wall-Heating
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X
XLOT
XLPE
XOV
XT
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Y
Yarn
Yarn Assembly Checklist
Yarn Break Strength
Yarn Creep
Yarn Elongation
Yarn-on-yarn Abrasion Property
Yarn Producer
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Z
Z
Z factor
Zero
Zero Calibration Gas
Zero Gas
Zero Point
Zombie
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