👉Construction Engineering Abbreviation Tips
➡️The common abbreviation used in Construction Industry
👷 A.A.S.H.T.O – American Association of state highway Transport Official.
👷 A.C.I – American Concrete Institute.
👷 A.R.E.A – American Railway Engineering Association.
👷 A.B – Anchor Bolt Or Asbestos Board
👷 AC – Asphalt Concrete
👷 A.S.C – Allowable Stress of concrete.
👷 A.S.T.M – American society for testing materials
👷 AC – Asbestos Cement.
👷 AE – Assistant Engineer
👷 APM – Assistant Project Manager
👷 B.M – Benchmark
👷 B.M – Bending Moment.
👷 BLK – Block Work
👷 BOQ – Bill Of Quantities
👷 BRW – Brick Retaining Wall
👷 BWK – Brick Work
👷 B.O.F – Bottom Of Foundation
👷 BHK – Bedroom, Hall, Kitchen
👷 C.I.Pipe – Cast iron pipe.
👷 C.I.Sheet – Corrugated Iron sheet.
👷CL- Centre Line
👷CRW – Concrete Retaining Wall
👷 CBW – Concrete Block Wall
👷 CIP – Cast In Place
👷 CMU – Concrete Masonry Unit
👷 CJ – Construction Joint
👷 CC – Centre To Centre
👷 CC – Cement concrete.
👷 CE – Chief Engineer
👷 CP – Cement plaster.
👷 CPM – Critical path method.
👷 CS – Comparative statement.
👷 D – Diameter
👷 DL – Development Length
👷 Dia – Diameter
👷 DIM – Dimension
👷 D.L – Dead load.
👷 DPC – Damp proof course.
👷 DPR – Daily Progress Report
👷 DRG – Drawings
👷 DWLS – Dowels
👷 EJ – Expansion Joint
👷 E.L – Environmental load.
👷 EL – Existing Load
👷 EGL – Existing ground level.
👷 ELCB – Earth Leak Circuit Breaker
👷 F.M – Fineness Modulus.
👷 Ft – Foot Or Feet
👷 FL – Floor Level
👷 FGL – Formation ground level.
👷 FOC – Factor Of Safety
👷 GL – Ground Level
👷 GL – Ground level.
👷 GP – Ground plane.
👷 HFL – Highest Flood Level.
👷 HAC – High Alumina Cement
👷 HP – Horizontal plane.
👷 IOM – Inter Office Memo
👷 ISI – Indian standard institute.
👷 JE – Junior Engineer
👷 JST – Joist
👷 Kg – Kilogram.
👷 L.L – Live load.
👷 LW – Light Weight
👷 LWC – light Weight Concrete
👷 LC – Lime concrete.
👷 M – Meter
👷 MM – Millimeter.
👷 MB – Measurement book.
👷 MCB – Miniature Circuit Breaker
👷 MEP – Mechanical Electrical Plumbing
👷 MFL – Maximum Flood Level
👷 MRC – Material Receipt Challan
👷 MT – Metric Tonnes
👷 N – Newton
👷 NCF – Neat cement finishing.
👷 OPC – Ordinary Portland Cement
👷 OGL – Original ground level.
👷 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.
👷 PVC – Poly vinyl choloride .
👷 PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride
👷 PSF – Pound Per Square Foot
👷 PSI – Pound Per Square Inch
👷 PWD – Permanent Works Engineer
👷 QC – Quality control
👷 QS – Quantity Surveyor
👷 RC – Reinforced Concrete
👷 R.B.W – Reinforced brick work.
👷 RBC – Reinforced Brick concrete.
👷 RCC – Reinforced Cement Concrete
👷 RMC – Ready Mixed Concrete concrete.
👷 RL – Reduced level.
👷 SCC – Self Compacting Concrete
👷 STP – Sewage Treatment Plant
👷 SRC – Sulphate Resisting Cement
👷 SWG – Standard wire gauge.
👷 TB – Tie Beam
👷 TBM – Tunnel Boring Machine
👷 TDS – Total Dissolved Solids
👷 TOB – Top Of Beam
👷 TMT – Thermo Mechanical Treatment
👷 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.
👷 WL – Working Level
👷 W.S.D – Working stress Design
👷 WO – Work Order
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