.. _lblAbbreviations: ************* Abbreviations ************* The following abbreviations may be found throughout this document: :BIM: Building Information Model :DL: Damage and Loss :EDP: Engineering Demand Parameter :EVT: Hazard Event (of earthquake / tsunami / storm surge hazard) :GM: Ground Motion (of earthquake hazard) :IM: Intensity Measure (of hazard event) :SAM: Structural Analysis Model (i. e. finite element model) :SIM: Simulation :UQ: Uncertainty Quantification