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The IAI was reconstituted as a not-for-profit industry-led organisation, promoting the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) as a neutral product model supporting the building lifecycle. [ 6 ] In 2005, partly because its members felt the IAI name was too long and complex for people to understand, it was renamed buildingSMART . [ 6 ]
This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter I. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
Also Abrams' water-cement ratio law. A law which states that the strength of a concrete mix is inversely related to the mass ratio of water to cement. As the water content increases, the strength of the concrete decreases. abrasion The process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away a substance or substrate. It can be intentionally imposed in a controlled process using ...
A piece of construction used for filling in the upper angles of a square room so as to form a proper base to receive an octagonal or spherical dome. Squint An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church providing an oblique view of the altar. Stoop
the act or process of building or constructing; a structure; the construction industry from construe: the assigning of meaning to ambiguous terms road construction and maintenance work; roadwork ("a construction area/zone") (UK: roadworks) cooker an appliance for cooking food (US: cookstove, stove, range)
Meaning 131 I or I131: iodine-131 (aka radioactive iodine or radioiodine) IA: intra-arterial: intra-articular: IAA: insulin autoantibody IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump: IAI: intra-amniotic infection: IBC: inflammatory breast cancer: IBD: inflammatory bowel disease: IBS: irritable bowel syndrome: IC: ileocecal: immunocompromised: informed ...
IAI is an acronym for: IAI alphabet, another name for Africa Alphabet; Iaido; Information Architecture Institute; Institute of Art and Ideas; Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research; International African Institute; International Association for Identification; Israel Aerospace Industries (Ha-Taasiya Ha-Avirit) Islamic Army in Iraq
The following is a list of trades in construction. Bell hanger installs mechanical and electrical bell systems; Boilermaker, works in nuclear, oil and gas industry, shipyards, refineries, and chemical plants, on boilers, pressure vessels, and similar equipment. Carpenter, a craftsperson who performs carpentry, building mainly with wood. [1]