Most Useful Abbreviation in Civil Engineering

 

1.      3R-Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Resurfacing

2.      4R-3R plus Reconstruction

3.      AAA-American Automobile Association

4.      AADL-Annual Average Daily Loading

5.      AAR-Association of American Railroads

6.      AASHO-Formel Name of AASHTO

7.      AASHTO - American Association of state highway Transport Official.

8.      AC - Asbestos cement.

9.      AC-Asphalt Concrete

10.   ACI - American concrete institute.

11.   ACPA-American Concrete Pavement Association.

12.   ADL-Average Daily Load

13.   ADT-Average Daily Traffic

14.   ANSI-American National Standards Institute

15.   AREA - American Railway engineering Association.

16.   ASC - Allowable Stress of concrete.

17.   ASCE-American Society of Civil Engineers

18.   ASTM - American society for testing materials.

19.   B.M - Bending moment.

20.   BM - Bench mark.

21.   C.I.Pipe - Cast iron pipe.

22.   C.I.Sheet - Corrugated Iron sheet.

23.   CC - Cement concrete.

24.   CERF-Civil Engineering Research Foundation (ASCE)

25.   CERL-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (COE)

26.   CL-Car load

27.   CP - Cement plaster.

28.   CPM - Critical path method.

29.   CS - Comparative statement.

30.   D-Depth (slab thickness)

31.   DL - Dead load.

32.   DL-Driver Licensing

33.   DPC - Damp proof course.

34.   EAL-Equivalent Axle Load

35.   EGL - Existing ground level.

36.   EL - Environmental load.

37.   EWL-Equivalent Wheel Load

38.   FGL - Formation ground level.

39.   FM - Fineness modules.

40.   GIS-Geographic Information System

41.   GL - Ground level.

42.   GP - Ground plane.

43.   HFL - Highest flood level.

44.   Highway and Transportation Officials.

45.   HM-Hazardous Materials

46.   HM-Hazardous Materials

47.   HP - Horizontal plane.

48.   I & M-Inspection and Maintenance

49.   I&M-Inspection and Maintenance

50.   IFME-International Federation of Municipal Engineers

51.   IPWF-International Public Works Federation

52.   ISI - Indian standard institute.

53.   ISO-International Standards Organization

54.   KIP (S)-Kilo pound(s)

55.   KMPT-Kilo meter point

56.   KRA-Kingpin-to-rear axle

57.   LC - Lime concrete.

58.   LL - Live load.

59.   LT-Left Turn

60.   MB - Measurement book.

61.   ML-Mainline

62.   MMS-Maintenance Management System

63.   NCF - Neat cement finishing.

64.   OGL - Original ground level.

65.   P&R-Planning and Research

66.   PCA-Portland Cement Association.

67.   PCC – Plain Cement Concrete.

68.   PCI-Pavement Condition Index

69.   PC-Passenger Car

70.   PERT - Programmed Evaluation and Review Technique.

71.   PL - Plinth level.

72.   PPR - Poly Propylene Random.

73.   PVC - Poly vinyl chlorides.

74.   Q-Traffic volume

75.   R&D-Research and Development

76.   R&R-Restoration and Rehabilitation

77.   RBC - Reinforced Brick concrete.

78.   RBW - Reinforced brick work.

79.   RCC - Reinforced Cement Concrete.

80.   RL - Reduced level.

81.   SMS-Safety Management System

82.   SOW-Statement of Work

83.   SWG - Standard wire gauge.

84.   T/L-Traffic/Load

85.   TMA-Transportation Management Area

86.   UPVC - Unplasticized Poly vinyl chlorides.

87.   USC - Ultimate stress of concrete.

88.   USD - Ultimate strength design.

89.   VP - Vertical plane.

90.   W.C - Water closet.

91.   WSD - Working stress design.


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