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
