The common abbreviation used in civil engineering are as follows:

• 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 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
• 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 brickwork
• 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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