Civil Engineering Short Form

1000+ Most Important Abbreviations Used in Civil, Mech and Elect Engineering


Welcome to our comprehensive guide on Important Abbreviations Used in Civil, Mech and Elect Engineering. This page serves as a quick reference for commonly used abbreviations in these fields, designed to support professionals and students alike in navigating technical terminology efficiently.

Abbreviations : Short Forms Full Forms : Stand for
AAmpere
AASAtomic Absorption Spectroscopy
AASHTOAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ABCAggregate Base Course
ABETAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABSAcrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
ACAir conditioner, Air conditioning, Asbestos Cement, Asphalt Concrete, Alternating Current
ACBAir Circuit Breaker
ACEAdditional Chief Engineer
ACECAmerican Council of Engineering Companies
ACIAmerican Concrete Institute, Australian Construction Industry
ACSRAluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced
ACSMAmerican Congress on Surveying and Mapping
ACVAggregate Crushing Value
ADBAsian Development Bank
ADCAnalog to Digital Converter
ADEQArkansas Department of Environmental Quality
ADSLAsymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADUAccessory Dwelling Unit
AFCAutomatic Frequency Control
AGMAAmerican Gear Manufacturers Association
AFMAtomic Force Microscopy
AhAmpere hour
AHDAustralian Height Datum
AHJAuthority Having Jurisdiction
AHUAir Handling Unit
AIArtificial Intelligence
AIChEAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers
AISCAmerican Institute of Steel Construction
AMAdditive Manufacturing
ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute
APIAmerican Petroleum Institute, Application Programming Interface
ApproxApproximate, approximately
APSAuxiliary Power Supply
AQLAcceptable Quality Level
ARAugmented Reality
ArchArchitect, Architectural
AREAssistant Resident Engineer
AS-BUILTAs Constructed
ASCEAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASICApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASMAmerican Society for Metals
ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASRAlkali-Silica Reaction
ASTMAmerican Society of Testing Materials
ATCAverage Traffic Count
AutoAutomatic, automatically
AutoCADAutomatic Computer Aided Design
AutoCADAutomatic Computer Aided Design
AvgAverage
AVRAutomatic Voltage Regulator
AWGAmerican Wire Gauge
AWLAllowable Working Load
BargBar gauge
BASBuilding Automation System
BBDBenkelman Beam Deflection
BBESBitumen Binding Enamel Surface
BBUBaseband Unit
BCBayonet Cap
BCABuilding and Construction Authority (Singapore)
BEPBreak-Even Point
BEPBuilding Energy Performance
BEBachelors in Engineering
BEVBattery Electric Vehicle
BGBirmingham Gauge
BHNBrinell Hardness Number
BHPBrake Horsepower
BIMBuilding Information Modeling
BIMCOBuilding Industry Modeling Consortium
BIOSBasic Input/Output System
BIPVBuilding Integrated Photovoltaics
BISBureau of Indian Standards
Bit macBituminous Premix Carpet
BldgBuilding
BMBenchmark
BMSBuilding Management System
BOABlanket Order Agreement
BODBiochemical Oxygen Demand
BOHBack of House
BOGBoard of Governors
BOQBill of Quantities
BOMABuilding Owners and Managers Association
BOPBlowout Preventer
BPFBand-Pass Filter
BPSBits Per Second
BREBuilding Research Establishment
BREEAMBuilding Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
BSBritish Standards, Back Sight
BscBachelor of Science
BSEBack Scattered Electrons
BSLBase Station Level
BSSBritish Standard Specifications
B TechBachelor of Technology
BTUBritish Thermal Unit
C NosHundred Numbers
C PChromium Plated, Chrome Plated
C/LCenter Line
CADComputer-Aided Design
CADDComputer-Aided Design and Drafting
CAMComputer-Aided Manufacturing
CAPMCertified Associate in Project Management
CBRCalifornia Bearing Ratio
CCCement Concrete, Concrete Cover
CCCCement Concrete Composites
CCSCarbon Capture and Storage
CCTContinuous Cooling Transf