A.A.S.H.T.O – American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
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 and 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 Leakage Circuit Breaker
F.M – Fineness Modulus.
Ft – Foot Or Feet
FL – Floor Level
FGL – Formation ground level.
FOS – Factor Of Safety
GL – Ground Level
GP – Ground plane.
HFL – Highest Flood Level.
HAC – High Alumina Cement
HP – Horizontal plane.
IOM – Inter Office Memo
ISI – Indian Standards Institution.
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 Space 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 – 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.
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
