Abbrevations used in Civil Engineering Field:
Abbrevations are used in various other fields as well but in
civil engineering you should remember these common abbrevations that are :-
A.A.S.H.T.O – American Association of State Highway Transport
A.B
– Anchor Bolt Or Asbestos Board
A.C.I
– American concrete institute.
A.R.E.A
– American Railway Engineering Association.
A.S.C
– Allowable stress of concrete.
A.S.T.M
– American Society for Testing Materials
AC
– Asphalt Concrete
AE
–
Assistant Engineer
B.M
– Benchmark
B.M
– Bending moment.
B.O.F
– Bottom Of Foundation
BHK
– Bedroom, Hall, Kitchen
BLK
– Block Work
BOQ
– Bill Of Quantities
BRW
– Brick Retaining Wall
BWK
– Brick Work
C.I.Pipe
– Cast iron pipe.
C.I.Sheet
– Corrugated Iron sheet.
CC
–
Cement concrete.
CC
– Centre To Centre
CE
– Chief Engineer
CIP
– Cast In Place
CJ
– Construction Joint
CL
– Centre Line
CMU
– Concrete Masonry Unit
CP
– Cement plaster.
CPM
–
Critical path method.
CRW
–
Concrete Retaining Wall
CS
– Comparative statement.
D
– Diameter
D.L
– Dead load.
Dia
– Diameter
DIM
–
Dimension
DL
– Development Length
DPC
– Damp proof course.
DPR
– Daily Progress Report
DRG
–
Drawings
DWLS
–
Dowels
E.L
– Environmental load.
EGL – Existing ground level.
EJ
– Expansion Joint
EL
– Existing Load
ELCB
– Earth Leak Circuit Breaker
F.M
–
Fineness Modulus.
FGL
– Formation ground level.
FL
– Floor Level
FOC
–
Factor Of Safety
Ft
– Foot Or Feet
GL
– Ground Level
GP
– Ground plane.
HAC
– High Alumina Cement
HFL
–
Highest flood level.
HP
– Horizontal plane.
IOM
– Inter Office Memo
ISI
– Indian Standard Institute.
JE
–
Junior Engineer
JST
–
Joist
Kg
–
Kilogram.
L.L
– Live load.
LC
– Lime concrete.
LW
– Light Weight
LWC
– Light Weight Concrete
M
– Meter
MB
– Measurement book.
MCB
– Miniature Circuit Breaker
MEP
– Mechanical Electrical Plumbing
MFL
–
Maximum Flood Level
MM
– Millimeter.
MRC
– Material Receipt Challan
MT
– Metric Tonnes
N
– Newton
NCF
– Neat cement finishing.
OGL
– Original ground level .
OPC
–
Ordinary Portland Cement
OSR
– Open Soace Reservation Area
PC
– Pile Cap
PC
– Precast Concrete
PCC
– Plain Cement Concrete
PERT
– Programme Evaluation and Review Technique.
PL
– Plinth level.
PM
– Project Manager
PO
– Purchase Order
PPE
– Personal Protective Equipment
PPR
– Poly Propylene Random.
PSF
– Pound Per Square Foot
PSI
– Pound Per Square Inch
PVC
– Polyvinyl Chloride
PWD
– Public Works Department
QC
– Quality control
QS
– Quantity Surveyor
R.B.W
– Reinforced brick work.
RBC
– Reinforced Brick concrete.
RC
– Reinforced Concrete
RCC
– Reinforced Cement Concrete
RL
– Reduced level.
RMC
– Ready Mixed Concrete concrete.
SCC
– Self Compacting Concrete
SRC
– Sulphate Resisting Cement
STP
– Sewage Treatment Plant
SWG
– Standard wire gauge.
TB
– Tie Beam
TBM
–
Tunnel Boring Machine
TDS
– Total Dissolved Solids
TMT
– Thermo Mechanical Treatment
TOB
– Top Of Beam
TOC
– Top Of Concrete
TOW
–
Top Of Wall
U.S.C
– Ultimate stress of concrete.
UPVC
–
Unplasticized Polyvinyl chloride.
USD
– Ultimate strength design.
VP
–
Vertical plane.
W.C
– Water closet.
W.S.D
– Working stress design.
WL
– Working Level
WO
– Work Order
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