In this blog post, I am going to tell you about Top most common abbreviations used in civil engineering field.
The most common useful abbreviation in civil engineering are as follows;
A.A.S.H.T.O – American Association of state highway Transport Official.
AC – Asphalt Concrete.
A.S.C – Allowable Stress of concrete.
A.S.T.M – American society for testing materials.
AC – Asbestos cement.
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.
CPM – Critical path method.
D – Diameter.
DL – Development Length.
Dia – Diameter.
DIM – Dimension.
D.L – Dead load.
DPC – Damp proof course.
DPR – Daily Progress Report.
DRG – Drawings.
EJ – Expansion Joint.
E.L – Environmental load.
EL – Existing Load.
EGL – Existing ground level.
ELCB – Earth Leak Circuit Breaker.
F.M – Fineness Modulus.
FL – Floor Level.
FGL – Formation ground level.
FOC – Factor Of Safety.
GL – Ground Level.
GP – Ground plane.
HFL – Highest Flood Level.
HAC – High Alumina Cement.
HP – Horizontal plane.
IRC – Indian Road Congress.
Kg – Kilogram.
L.L – Live load.
LW – Light Weight.
LWC – light Weight Concrete.
LC – Lime concrete.
M – Meter.
MM – Millimeter.
MB – Measurement book.
MFL – Maximum Flood Level.
N – Newton.
NCF – Neat cement finishing.
OPC – Ordinary Portland Cement.
OGL – Original ground level.
PC – Precast Concrete.
PCC – Plain Cement Concrete.
PERT – Programme Evaluation and Review Technique.
PL – Plinth level.
PM – Project Manager.
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment.
PPR – Poly Propylene Random.
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride.
PSF – Pound Per Square Foot.
PSI – Pound Per Square Inch.
PWD – Public Works Department.
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.
These civil engineering abbreviations are very important. You will be needing these civil engineering abbreviations throughout your civil engineering career somewhere.
I hope this post on the “Top Common Abbreviations Used in Civil Engineering. ” remains helpful.
Happy Learning – The CivilEngineer University
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