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Appendix A - Acronyms

AcronymFull Form
2DTwo-Dimensional
3DThree-Dimensional
BEPBackward Erosion Piping
CPDComputer Program Document
FSFactor of Safety
GRFGradient Reduction Factor
HECHydrologic Engineering Center
HWHeadwater
IWRInstitute for Water Resources
NAVD88North American Vertical Datum of 1988
NGVD29National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
QCQuality Control
RMCRisk Management Center
TWTailwater
UDFUser-Defined Function
U.S.United States
USACEUnited States Army Corps of Engineers