Engineering Abbreviations & Acronyms: 1000+ Full Forms

Welcome to your ultimate resource for decoding engineering jargon! This extensive list features over 1000+ engineering abbreviations and acronyms, providing you with their full forms and clear definitions. Whether you're a student grappling with civil engineering abbreviations, a professional navigating complex mechanical engineering terms, or anyone seeking to understand electrical engineering acronyms, this guide is designed to simplify your technical journey.

• A – Ampere
• AAS – Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• AASHTO – American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• ABC – Aggregate Base Course
• ABET – Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
• ABS – Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
• AC – Air conditioner, Air conditioning, Asbestos Cement, Asphalt Concrete, Alternating Current
• ACB – Air Circuit Breaker
• ACE – Additional Chief Engineer
• ACEC – American Council of Engineering Companies
• ACI – American Concrete Institute, Australian Construction Industry
• ACSR – Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced
• ACSM – American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
• ACV – Aggregate Crushing Value
• ADB – Asian Development Bank
• ADC – Analog to Digital Converter
• ADEQ – Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
• ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• ADU – Accessory Dwelling Unit
• AFC – Automatic Frequency Control
• AGMA – American Gear Manufacturers Association
• AFM – Atomic Force Microscopy
• Ah – Ampere hour
• AHD – Australian Height Datum
• AHJ – Authority Having Jurisdiction
• AHU – Air Handling Unit
• AI – Artificial Intelligence
• AIChE – American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• AISC – American Institute of Steel Construction
• AM – Additive Manufacturing
• ANSI – American National Standards Institute
• API – American Petroleum Institute, Application Programming Interface
• Approx – Approximate, approximately
• APS – Auxiliary Power Supply
• AQL – Acceptable Quality Level
• AR – Augmented Reality
• Arch – Architect, Architectural
• ARE – Assistant Resident Engineer
• AS-BUILT – As Constructed
• ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers
• ASHRAE – American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
• ASIC – Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
• ASM – American Society for Metals
• ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• ASR – Alkali-Silica Reaction
• ASTM – American Society of Testing Materials
• ATC – Average Traffic Count
• Auto – Automatic, automatically
• AutoCAD – Automatic Computer Aided Design
• Avg – Average
• AVR – Automatic Voltage Regulator
• AWG – American Wire Gauge
• AWL – Allowable Working Load
• Barg – Bar gauge
• BAS – Building Automation System
• BBD – Benkelman Beam Deflection
• BBES – Bitumen Binding Enamel Surface
• BBU – Baseband Unit
• BC – Bayonet Cap
• BCA – Building and Construction Authority (Singapore)
• BEP – Break-Even Point, Building Energy Performance
• BE – Bachelors in Engineering
• BEV – Battery Electric Vehicle
• BG – Birmingham Gauge
• BHN – Brinell Hardness Number
• BHP – Brake Horsepower
• BIM – Building Information Modeling
• BIMCO – Building Industry Modeling Consortium
• BIOS – Basic Input/Output System
• BIPV – Building Integrated Photovoltaics
• BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards
• Bit mac – Bituminous Premix Carpet
• Bldg – Building
• BM – Benchmark
• BMS – Building Management System
• BOA – Blanket Order Agreement
• BOD – Biochemical Oxygen Demand
• BOH – Back of House
• BOG – Board of Governors
• BOQ – Bill of Quantities
• BOMA – Building Owners and Managers Association
• BOP – Blowout Preventer
• BPF – Band-Pass Filter
• BPS – Bits Per Second
• BRE – Building Research Establishment
• BREEAM – Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
• BS – British Standards, Back Sight
• Bsc – Bachelor of Science
• BSE – Back Scattered Electrons
• BSL – Base Station Level
• BSS – British Standard Specifications
• B Tech – Bachelor of Technology
• BTU – British Thermal Unit
• C Nos – Hundred Numbers
• C P - Chromium Plated, Chrome Plated
• C/L- Center Line
• CAD- Computer-Aided Design
• CADD- Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
• CAM- Computer-Aided Manufacturing
• CAPM- Certified Associate in Project Management
• CBR- California Bearing Ratio
• CC- Cement Concrete, Concrete Cover
• CCC- Cement Concrete Composites
• CCS- Carbon Capture and Storage
• CCT- Continuous Cooling Transformation
• CCTV- Closed-Circuit Television
• CDF- Cubic Displacement Factor
• CDM- Clean Development Mechanism
• CE- Civil Engineering
• CEN- European Committee for Standardization
• CFC- Chlorofluorocarbon
• CFD- Computational Fluid Dynamics
• CFL- Compact Fluorescent Lamp
• CFM- Cubic Feet per Minute
• CFR- Code of Federal Regulations
• CFRP- Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
• CG- Cord Grip
• CGI- Corrugated Galvanized Iron
• CGPM- Construction and General Project Management
• CGS- Centimeter-Gram-Second
• CHP- Combined Heat and Power
• CHW- Chilled Water
• CI- Cast Iron
• CIA- Concrete Institute of Australia
• CIBSE- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
• CIC- Construction Industry Council
• CIE- International Commission on Illumination
• CIOB- Chartered Institute of Building
• CIP- Cast In Place
• CIRIA- Construction Industry Research and Information Association
• Civ Engg- Civil Engineering
• Civ Engr- Civil Engineer
• CIWEM- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
• CL- Center Line
• CLT- Cross Laminated Timber
• Cm, cm- Centimeter
• CM- Cement Mortar, Construction Manager
• CMAA- Construction Management Association of America
• CMOS- Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor
• CMU- Concrete Masonry Unit
• CNC- Computer Numerical Control
• CNG- Compressed Natural Gas
• CO- Certificate of Occupancy, Carbon Monoxide
• CO2- Carbon Dioxide
• COF- Coefficient of Friction
• COP- Coefficient of Performance
• Const- Construction
• COW- Cell-on-Wheels
• CORS- Continuously Operating Reference Station
• CP- Cathodic Protection, Control Point
• CPFF- Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee
• CRSI- Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
• CRE- Chief Resident Engineer
• CPM- Construction Project Manager, Critical Path Method
• CPT- Cone Penetration Test
• CPVC- Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
• CRD- Construction Resource Efficiency
• CSCE- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
• CSI- Construction Specification Institute
• CSP- Carbon Steel Pressure
• CSR- Construction Specification Representative, Corporate Social Responsibility
• CSTR- Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor
• CSW- Carbon Steel Welded, Clerestory Window
• CT- Current Transformer
• CTE- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
• Cu Cm, cc, cm3- Cubic Centimeter
• Cu- Cubic
• Cum, cum, m3- Cubic Meter
• Cusec, cusec- Ft³/sec
• CVD- Chemical Vapor Deposition
• D/S- Downstream
• DAC- Digital to Analog Converter
• DAE- Diploma of Associate Engineering
• DB- Distribution Board, Database
• DBM- Dense Bituminous Macadam
• DBMS- Database Management System
• DBO- Design-Build-Operate
• DC- Direct Current
• DCIM- Data Center Infrastructure Management
• DCP- Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
• DCS- Distributed Control System
• DCV- Demand Controlled Ventilation
• DE- Detailed Engineering, Diesel Electric
• DEM- Digital Elevation Model
• Dept- Department
• DFMA- Design for Manufacture and Assembly
• DGNB- German Sustainable Building Council
• DHW- Domestic Hot Water
• Dia, dia- Diameter
• DIC- Digital Image Correlation
• DIP- Ductile Iron Pipe
• Disch – Discharge, Discharging
• DL – Dead Load
• DMA – Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
• DMLS – Direct Metal Laser Sintering
• DNB – Design-Not-Built
• DNS – Domain Name System
• DNB – Design-Not-Built
• DOC – Document
• DOE – Department of Energy
• DOP – Dilution of Precision
• DOT – Department of Transportation
• DP – Double Pole
• DPC – Damp Proof Course
• DPM – Deputy Project Manager
• DRB – Dispute Resolution Board
• Drg, dwg – Drawing
• DRMS – Data Requirements Management System
• DSC – Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• DSM – Digital Surface Model
• DSP – Digital Signal Processing
• DST – Double Surface Treatment
• DTA – Differential Thermal Analysis
• DTM – Digital Terrain Model
• DWC – Double Wall Corrugated
• DWV – Drain, Waste, and Vent
• E&M – Electrical and Mechanical
• EA – Engineers Australia
• EAF – Electric Arc Furnace
• EBOM – Existing Buildings
• EBSD – Electron Backscatter Diffraction
• ECAD – Electrical Computer-Aided Design
• ECSA – Engineering Council of South Africa
• EDM – Electromagnetic Distance Measurement
• EDX- Energy Dispersive X-ray
• EE- Embodied Energy
• EELS- Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
• EEM- Energy Efficient Mortgages
• EEO- Energy Efficiency Obligations
• EEPROM- Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
• EER- Energy Efficiency Ratio
• EFIS- External Foam Insulation System
• EHS- Environment, Health, and Safety
• EHT- Extra High Tension
• EHV- Extra High Voltage
• EIA- Environmental Impact Assessment, Energy Information Administration (USA)
• EIFS- Exterior Insulation Finishing System
• EIR- Environmental Impact Report
• EIT- Engineer in Training
• EJCDC- Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee
• Elec- Electric, Electrical
• ELV- Electric Light Vehicle
• EM- Electromagnetic
• EMC- Electromagnetic Compatibility
• EMD- Engineering Model Document
• EMF- Electromotive Force
• EMI- Electromagnetic Interference
• EMS- Environmental Management System
• EMT- Electrical Metallic Tubing
• ENAA- Engineering Advancement Association of Japan
• Engg- Engineering
• Engr- Engineer
• ENR- Engineering News Record
• ENR- Engineering News-Record
• EOL- End of Life
• EOT- Extension of Time, End of Track
• EPA- Environmental Protection Agency
• EPACT- Energy Policy Act
• EPANET- Environmental Protection Agency Network Evaluation Tools (Water Distribution Modeling Software)
• EPBD- Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
• EPC- Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
• EPD- Environmental Product Declaration
• EPDM- Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer
• EPM- Electrochemical Potential Measurement
• EPR- Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
• EPS- Expanded Polystyrene
• ERTMS- European Rail Traffic Management System
• ES- Edison Screw Cap
• ESD- Electrostatic Discharge, Environmentally Sustainable Design
• ESD- Environmentally Sustainable Design
• ESG- Environmental, Social, and Governance
• ESR- Environmental and Social Responsibility
• ESRI- Environmental Systems Research Institute
• EST- Energy Storage Technology
• ET- Electrical Thread
• EU ETS- European Union Emissions Trading System
• EUI- Energy Use Intensity
• EURAMET- European Association of National Metrology Institutes
• EU ETS- European Union Emissions Trading System
• EUI- Energy Use Intensity
• EURAMET- European Association of National Metrology Institutes
• EWB- Engineers Without Borders
• EWL- Existing Water Level
• Exc, exc- Exceeding, exceed
• FAA- Federal Aviation Administration
• FAS- Free Alongside Ship
• FAT- Factory Acceptance Test
• Excl, excl- Excluding, excluded
• ft²- Square Feet
• ft³- Cubic Feet
• FC – Fiber Cement
• FCC – Face-Centered Cubic
• FCR – Field Change Request
• FDM – Fused Deposition Modeling
• FEA – Finite Element Analysis
• FEANI – European Federation of National Engineering Associations
• FEM – Finite Element Method
• FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FFE – Finished Floor Elevation
• FFL – Finished Floor Level
• FI – Flakiness Index
• FIB – Focused Ion Beam
• FIDIC – Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils
• FM – Facility Management
• FOC – Face of Concrete
• FOS – Factor of Safety
• FPS – Feet Per Second
• FRA – Failure Rate Analysis
• FRC – Fiber Reinforced Composite
• FRL – Fire Resistance Level
• FRP – Fiber Reinforced Pipe
• FRP – Fiber Reinforced Polymer
• FS – Fore Sight
• FSC – Forest Stewardship Council
• FSSP – Full Scale Structural Prototype
• Ft, ft – Foot, Feet
• FTE – Full-Time Equivalent
• FTIR – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
• FWD – Falling Weight Deflectometer
• Gal, gal – Gallon
• Galvd – Galvanized
• GAR – Green Area Ratio
• GBCI – Green Building Certification Institute
• GC – Gas Chromatography
• GCP – Ground Control Points
• GE – Garrison Engineer
• Geotech – Geotechnical Engineering
• GF – Ground Floor
• GFCI – Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• GFRP – Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer
• GGBS – Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag
• GHG – Greenhouse Gas
• GHP – Ground Heat Pump
• GI – Galvanized Iron
• GIRDER – Ground Investigation Report, Design, Execution, and Reporting
• GIS – Geographic Information System
• GL – Ground Level
• gm – Gram
• GNIS – Geographic Names Information System
• GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System
• Govt – Government
• GPC – Gel Permeation Chromatography
• gpd – Gallons per Day
• GPM, gpm – Gallons per Minute
• GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar
• GPS – Global Positioning System
• GR – Grid Reference
• GRC – Glass Reinforced Concrete
• GRP – Glass Reinforced Plastic
• GSI – Geosynthetic Institute
• GSM – Global System for Mobile Communication
• GWP – Global Warming Potential
• HC – High Conductivity
• HCP – Hexagonal Close-Packed
• HD – Hard Drawn
• HDD – Horizontal Directional Drilling
• HDF – High Density Fibre
• HDOP – Horizontal Dilution of Precision
• HDPE – High-Density Poly Ethylene
• HDS – Hydrographic Survey
• HEA – High Entropy Alloys
• HERS - Home Energy Rating System
• HFE - High-Frequency Electromagnetic
• HI - Height of Instrument
• HIC - Hydrogen-Induced Cracking
• HIP - Hot Isostatic Pressing
• HM - Hot Mix (asphalt)
• HMA - Hot Mix Asphalt
• HMI - Human-Machine Interface
• HOV - High Occupancy Vehicle
• HP, hp - Horse Power
• HP - High Precision, Horizontal Precision
• HPC - High Performance Concrete
• HPLC - High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
• HPP - Hydroelectric Power Plant
• HPS - High-Performance Steel
• Hr, hr - Hour
• HR - Horizontal Radius, Human Resource
• HRC - High Rupturing Capacity
• HRC - Rockwell Hardness Scale C
• HS - Heat Shrink
• HSB - Highway Safety Barrier
• HSE - Health, Safety, and Environment
• HSLA - High-Strength Low-Alloy
• HSS - High Strength Steel
• HT - High Tension
• HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• HTV - Heavyweight Vehicles
• HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
• HV - High Voltage, Vickers Hardness
• HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• HZ - Hertz
• IABSE - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
• IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
• IAHR - International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
• IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
• IBC - International Building Code
• IBPSA - International Building Performance Simulation Association
• IC - Iron Clad, Integrated Circuit,Internal Combustion
• ICBO - International Conference of Building Officials
• ICC - International Code Council
• ICE - Internal Combustion Engine, Institution of Civil Engineers (UK)
• ICM - Infrastructure Condition Monitoring
• ICP - Inductively Coupled Plasma
• ICSM - Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping
• IDOT - Illinois Department of Transportation
• IE - Industrial Engineering
• IEA - International Energy Agency
• IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
• IECC - International Energy Conservation Code
• IEE - Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK)
• IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• IEMA - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
• IEQ - Indoor Environmental Quality
• IES - Illuminating Engineering Society
• IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK)
• IFC - Industry Foundation Classes
• IFC - International Finance Corporation
• IFC - Issued for Construction
• IGBC - Indian Green Building Council
• IGCC - International Green Construction Code
• IGES - Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
• IGSHPA - International Ground Source Heat Pump Association
• IIE - Institute of Industrial Engineers
• IIR - International Institute of Refrigeration
• IMechE - Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK)
• IMU - Inertial Measurement Unit
• In, in - Inch
• Incl, incl - including, includes, included
• INR - Initial Network Report
• IOT - Internet of Things
• IP - Ingress Protection, Internet Protocol
• IPMVP - International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol
• IPP - Independent Power Producer
• IPS - In-Plane Switching
• IPX - Ingress Protection
• IR - Infrared
• IRC - International Residential Code
• IS - Indian Standard, Intermediate Sight
• ISO 14001 - Environmental Management Systems Standard
• ISO 21931 - Sustainability in Building Construction Standard
• ISO 50001 - Energy Management System Standard
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• IStructE - Institution of Structural Engineers (UK)
• ITB - Invitation to Bid
• ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems
• ITU - International Telecommunication Union
• IUPAC - International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• IUPAP - International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
• IWRM - Integrated Water Resources Management
• J - Joule
• JCB - Joseph Cyril Bamford (brand of construction equipment)
• JIC - J-Integral Critical Value
• JIS - Japanese Industrial Standards
• JMF - Job Mix Formula
• JPE - Japan Society of Professional Engineers
• JRC - Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
• K - Kilo (10^3), Kip
• KA - Kilo Ampere
• Kg, kg - Kilogram
• Kmph - Kilometer per hour
• KVA - Kilo Volt Ampere
• Kw - Kilo watt
• KWh, kwh - Kilo Watt hour
• l, lit - Liter
• LAM - Layered Additive Manufacturing
• LAN - Local Area Network
• Lb, lb - Pound
• LCA - Life Cycle Assessment
• LCAD - Life Cycle Assessment Design
• LCC - Life Cycle Costing
• LCCA - Life Cycle Cost
• LCCA - Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
• LCCO2 - Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide
• LCF - Low Cycle Fatigue
• LCI - Life Cycle Inventory
• LDF - Low Density Fibre
• LDPE - Low-Density Polyethylene
• LEAP - Life-Extending Analysis and Planning
• LED - Light Emitting Diode
• LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• LEL - Lower Explosive Limit
• LID - Low Impact Development
• LIDAR - Light Detection and Ranging
• LL - Liquid Limit
• LNG - Liquefied Natural Gas
• LOC - Level of Control
• LOF - Loss of Flow
• LOI - Letter of Intent, Loss on Ignition
• LOP - Line of Position
• LPS - Lightning Protection System
• LRFR - Load and Resistance Factor Rating
• LRS - Linear Referencing System
• LS - Licensed Surveyor
• LSL - Least Squares Leveling
• LT - Low Tension
• LTE - Long-Term Evolution
• LTV - Light weight Vehicles
• LV - Low Voltage
• LVL - Laminated Veneer Lumber
• M&P - Mechanical and Plumbing
• M, m - Meter
• m² - Square Meters
• m³ - Cubic Meters
• Max, max - Maximum
• MBBR - Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor
• MBR - Master of Building Renovation
• MBR - Membrane Bioreactor
• MC - Medium Cutback
• MCB - Molded Circuit Breaker
• MCC - Main Control Center
• MCCB - Molded Case Circuit Breaker
• MCL - Maximum Credible Load
• MCR - Material Cost Ratio
• MD - Molecular Dynamics
• MDD - Max Dry Density
• MDF - Medium Density Fibre
• MDI - Max Demand Indicator
• MDL - Maximum Design Load
• Mech - Mechanical, Mechanics
• MEMS - Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
• MEP - Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
• MES - Military Engineer Services
• Mfd - Milli Faraday
• MFD - Microfarad
• Mg, mg - Milligram
• MIMO - Multiple Input Multiple Output
• Min, min - Minute (time), minimum
• Mm, mm - Millimeter
• MMC - Metal Matrix Composite
• MMS - Mobile Mapping System
• MOCVD - Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
• MOF - Metal-Organic Framework
• MOSFET - Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
• MP - Microprocessor
• MPA - Master Plan Agreement
• MPa - Mega Pascal
• MPB - Master Planning Board
• MPPT - Maximum Power Point Tracking
• MPT - Maintenance of Traffic
• MRA - Mapping Reference Angle
• MS - Mild Steel, Mass Spectrometry
• Msc - Master of Science
• MSE - Mechanically Stabilized Earth
• MSW - Municipal Solid Waste
• MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures
• MTO - Material Takeoff
• MTTR - Mean Time to Repair
• MV - Medium Voltage
• mva - Milli Volt Ampere
• MW - Megawatt
• N - Newton
• NABERS - National Australian Built Environment Rating System
• NACE - National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• NAD - North American Datum
• NAM - National Association of Manufacturers
• NCEES - National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (USA)
• NCHRP - National Cooperative Highway Research Program
• NDT - Non-Destructive Testing
• NEC - National Electrical Code
• NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturers Association
• NER - Network Equipment Room
• NESC - National Electrical Safety Code
• NEZ - Northing, Easting, Elevation Zone
• NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
• NGL - Natural Gas Liquids, Natural Ground Level
• NGS - National Geodetic Survey
• NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
• NMR - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• NOC - Notice of Completion
• NOS - Notice of Substantial Completion
• Nos - Numbers
• Not exc, not exc - Not exceeding, not exceed
• NOx - Nitrogen Oxides
• NPC - National Planning Commission
• NPSH - Net Positive Suction Head
• NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service
• NRSP - National Rural Support Program
• NSPE - National Society of Professional Engineers
• NSRS - National Spatial Reference System
• NTC - Negative Temperature Coefficient
• NZE - Net Zero Emissions
• NZEB - Net Zero Energy Building
• OHWT - Over Head Water Tank
• O&M - Operations and Maintenance
• OA - Overall Accuracy
• OCPD - Overcurrent Protection Device
• OCB - Oil Circuit Breaker
• OD - Outside Diameter
• OECD - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
• OGS - Onsite Generation System
• OHSAS - Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
• OLE - Overhead Line Equipment
• OLS - Ordinary Least Squares
• OMC - Optimum Moisture Content
• OPAMP - Operational Amplifier
• ORP - Oxidation-Reduction Potential
• OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• OSI - Open Systems Interconnection
• OSR - Open Space Ratio
• OT - Observational Tower
• P.E. - Professional Engineer
• Pa - Pascal (unit of stress)
• PA - Polyamide
• PBX - Private Branch Exchange
• PC - Precast Concrete, Personal Computer, Polycarbonate
• PCA - Portland Cement Association
• PCB - Printed Circuit Board
• PCC - Plain Cement Concrete, Permanent Control Coordinates
• PCCP - Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe
• PCI - Pavement Condition Index
• PCM - Phase Change Material
• PCSIR - Pakistan Council on Scientific Research
• PDM - Project Data Management
• PDOP - Positional Dilution of Precision
• PDRI - Project Definition Rating Index
• PDU - Power Distribution Unit
• PE - Poly Ethylene, Professional Engineer
• PEEK - Polyether Ether Ketone
• PET - Polyethylene Terephthalate
• PF - Power Factor
• PGL - Proposed Ground Level
• PHCC - Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association
• PHI - Permeability Index
• PI - Plasticity Index
• PIANC - World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure
• PID - Proportional Integral Derivative
• PILC - Paper Insulated and Lead Cover
• PL - Property Line
• PLA - Polylactic Acid
• PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
• PLM - Product Lifecycle Management
• PLS - Programmable Logic System
• Plum - Plumbing
• PM - Project Manager
• PM - Phase Modulator, Powder Metallurgy
• PMBOK - Project Management Body of Knowledge
• PMMA - Polymethyl Methacrylate
• PMP - Project Management Professional
• PMS - Permanent Marking Station
• PMT - Project Management Team
• PNT - Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
• POL - Petrol, Oil and Lubricants
• POLCA - Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling & Assuring
• POT - Paver Operations Time
• PP - Polypropylene
• PPA - Power Purchase Agreement
• PPD, ppd - Pounds per Day
• PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
• PPGI - Pre painted Galvanized Iron
• ppm - Parts per million
• PPO - Precise Point Positioning
• PPR - Poly propylene Random
• PPS - Polyphenylene Sulfide
• PQC - Pavement Quality Concrete
• PRN - Pseudo-Random Noise
• PS - Pressure Switch
• PSF - Professional Services Firm
• PSI - Pounds per Square Inch
• PSS - Pakistan Standard Specifications
• PT - Potential Transformer, Post-Tensioning
• PTFE - Poly tetra fluoroethylene
• PU - Polyurethane
• PV - Photovoltaic
• PVC - Poly Vinyl Chloride
• PVD - Physical Vapor Deposition
• PVDF - Polyvinylidene Fluoride
• PWM - Pulse Width Modulation
• PWR - Pressurized Water Reactor
• PZT - Lead Zirconate Titanate
• QA/QC - Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• QC - Quality Control
• QEI - Qualified Elevator Inspector
• QMS - Quality Management System
• QRA - Quantitative Risk Assessment
• RAE - Royal Academy of Engineering
• RAM - Random Access Memory
• RAP - Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
• RC - Rapid Cutback
• RCC - Reinforced Cement Concrete
• RCD - Residual Current Device
• RCM - Reliability-Centered Maintenance
• RCP - Reinforced Concrete Pipe
• RE - Resident Engineer
• REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals
• RECS - Renewable Energy Certificates
• RES - Renewable Energy Sources
• RET Wall - Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Wall
• RF - Radio Frequency
• RFI - Request for Information, Invitation or Investment or Inspection
• RFID - Radio-Frequency Identification
• RFM - Resource and Facility Management
• RFP - Request for Proposal
• RFQ - Request for Quotation
• RHEED - Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction
• RICS - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• RILEM - International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems, and Structures
• RL - Reduced Level
• RLA - Rated Load Amps
• RM - Running Metre
• RMP - Risk Management Plan
• RMS - Root Mean Square
• RPM, rpm - Revolutions per minute
• RMT - Reinfored Masonry Technology
• RO - Reverse Osmosis
• ROD - Record of Decision
• ROI - Return on Investment
• RoHS - Restriction of Hazardous Substances
• ROM - Read-Only Memory
• ROW - Right of Way
• RPS - Renewable Portfolio Standards
• RPM, rpm - Revolutions per minute
• RR - Reference Radius
• RS - Roadway Shoulder
• RTD - Resistance Temperature Detector
• RTK - Real-Time Kinematic
• RTM - Resin Transfer Molding
• RTU - Remote Terminal Unit
• RVE - Representative Volume Element
• S Eq - Sand Equivalent
• SWPPP - Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
• S W V Soil - Waste and Ventilation
• SAB - Sustainable Architecture Board
• SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
• SAED - Sustainable Architecture, Engineering, and Design
• SANS - South African National Standards
• SAP - Structural Analysis Program
• SAT - Site Acceptance Test
• SBA - Small Business Administration
• SBC - Safe Bearing Capacity
• SBR - Styrene-Butadiene Rubber
• SC - Slow Cutback
• SCADA - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
• SCC - Stress Corrosion Cracking
• SCFM - Standard Cubic Feet per Minute
• SCR - Silicon Controlled Rectifier
• SCS - Subsurface Conditions Survey
• SD - Standard Deviation
• SDG - Sustainable Development Goals
• SDP - Survey Data Processing
• SDR - Standard Dimension Ratio
• SEER - Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
• SEI - Structural Engineering Institute
• SEM - Scanning Electron Microscope
• SESOC - Structural Engineers Association of Southern California
• SFC - Survey Field Computer
• SFD - Shear Force Diagram
• SHS - Square Hollow Section
• SI - International System of Units (Système International d'Unités)
• SIC - Silicon Carbide
• SICE - Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (Japan)
• SIL - Safety Integrity Level
• SITC - Sustainable Infrastructure Technology Center
• SL - Service Load
• SLA - Service Level Agreement
• SLD - Single Line Diagram
• SLM - Selective Laser Melting
• SLOPE/W - Slope Stability Analysis Software
• SLS - Selective Laser Sintering
• SMA - Shape Memory Alloy
• SMD - Surface-Mount Device
• SME - Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
• SME - Shape Memory Effect
• SMP - Standard Maintenance Procedures
• SMPS - Switched-Mode Power Supply
• SMT - Surface-Mount Technology
• SOA - Service-Oriented Architecture
• SOC - System on Chip
• SOG - Slab on Grade
• SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
• SOW - Statement of Work
• SP - Single Pole, Single Phase
• SPC - State Plane Coordinate System
• SPD - Surge Protection Device, Severe Plastic Deformation
• SPT - Standard Penetration Test
• Sq Cm, sqcm - Square Centimeter
• SQL - Structured Query Language
• Sq, sq - Square
• Sqm, sqm - Square Meter
• SR - Sustainability Reporting
• SRI - Solar Reflective Index
• SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
• SST - Stainless Steel
• ST - Single Surface Treatment
• STA - Steel Tape Armoured
• STC - Sound Transmission Class
• STOL - Short Takeoff and Landing
• STP - Standard Temperature and Pressure
• Str - Structure, Structural
• SUSMP - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
• SV - Survey Vehicle
• Svy - Surveying
• SW - Steel Wire
• SWA - Steel Wire Armoured
• SWD - Sidewalk Drain
• SWG - Standard Wire Gauge
• SWL - Safe Working Load
• SWMM - Storm Water Management Model
• SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
• SWPPP - Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
• SWTP - Sewage Water Treatment Plant
• Sym - Symmetrical
• T TOU - Metric ton Time of Utilization
• T&P - Tools and Plants
• T5/T8 - Types of Fluorescent Tubes
• TB - Traverse Bearing
• TBC - Thermal Barrier Coating, To Be Confirmed
• TBD - To Be Determined
• TBM - Tunnel Boring Machine, Temporary Benchmark
• TBR - Tangential Bearing
• TCL - Top of Curb Line
• TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
• TDC - Top Dead Center
• TDD - Time Division Duplex
• TDR - Time Domain Reflectometry
• TDS - Technical Data Sheet
• TDV - Time Dependent Valuation
• Tech - Technology
• TEM - Transmission Electron Microscope
• TFD - To Final Design
• TFF - Thin Film Formation
• Tg - Glass Transition Temperature
• TGA - Thermogravimetric Analysis
• TIA - Telecommunications Industry Association
• TL - Traffic Load
• Tm - Melting Temperature
• TMA - Thermomechanical Analysis
• TMD - Tuned Mass Damper
• TMDL - Total Maximum Daily Load
• TMS - Traffic Management System
• TMS - Transition Metal Sulfide
• TMT - Thermo-Mechanically Treated (Steel)
• TOE - Top of Embankment
• TOF - Top of Footing
• TOL - Top of Level
• TOR - Terms of Reference
• TP - Triple Pole, Turning Point
• TPFE - Poly tetra fluoro ethylene
• TPM - Total Productive Maintenance
• TPN - Triple Pole and Neutral, Topographic Network
• TQM - Total Quality Management
• TRB - Transportation Research Board
• TRC - Total Runoff Coefficient
• TRF - Terrain Roughness Factor
• TRIP - Transformation Induced Plasticity
• TRL - Technology Readiness Level
• TS - Total Station
• TSAC - Thermal Solar Air Collector
• TSS - Total Suspended Solids
• TST - Triple Surface Treatment
• TWI - The Welding Institute
• TWIP - Twinning Induced Plasticity
• TWL - Top Water Level
• U/G - Underground
• U/S - Upstream
• UASB - Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket
• UBC - Uniform Building Code
• UC - Unit Cost, Under Construction
• UCS - Unified Soil Classification System
• UDL - Uniformly Distributed Load
• UG - Underground
• UHF - Ultra High Frequency
• UHM - Ultra High Modulus
• UHP - Ultra-High Pressure
• UL - Underwriters Laboratories
• ULEF - Unit Load Equivalent Factor
• Uni - University, Universalr
• UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply
• uPVC - Un-Plasticized Poly Vinyl Chloride
• USACE - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• USGBC - US Green Building Council
• UT - Ultrasonic Testing
• UTM - Universal Transverse Mercator
• UTS - Ultimate Tensile Strength
• UV - Ultraviolet
• V - Volt
• VAV - Variable Air Volume
• VC - Vertical Curve
• VCB - Vacuum Circuit Breaker
• VDC - Voltage Direct Current, Virtual Design and Construction
• VDF - Vacuum Dewatered Flooring
• VDOP - Vertical Dilution of Precision
• Vent - Ventilation
• VFD - Variable Frequency Drive
• VGB - Technical Association of Large Power Plant Operators
• VLSI - Very-Large-Scale Integration
• VMP - Value Management Plan
• YRD - Yield Reduction Deficiency
• VOC - Volatile Organic Compound
• VOC - Volatile Organic Compound
• VR - Voltage Regulator,Virtual Reality
• VRF - Variable Refrigerant Flow
• VRLA - Valve Regulated Lead Acid
• VRS - Virtual Reference System
• VSD - Variable Speed Drive
• VSL - Vertical Slipform Line
• W I - Wrought Iron
• W - Watt
• WAN - Wide Area Network
• WASH - Water, sanitation and hygiene
• WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• WBM - Water Bound Macadam
• WC - Water Closet, Water Column
• WCA - Water Contact Angle
• WEC - World Energy Council
• WELL - WELL Building Standard
• WGS - World Geodetic System
• WHO - World Health Organization
• WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
• WLL - Working Load Limit
• WMA - Warm Mix Asphalt
• WMO - World Meteorological Organization
• WMS - Water Management System
• WP - Waypoint
• WPC - Wood-Plastic Composite
• WQC - Water Quality Control
• WRAS - Water Regulations Advisory Scheme
• WSD - Working Stress Design
• WSP - WSP Global Inc
• WTG - Wind Turbine Generator
• WWF - Welded Wire Fabric
• WWTP - Wastewater Treatment Plant
• XEN - Executive Engineer
• XL - Extra Large
• XLPE - Cross Linked Poly Ethylene
• XPM - Expended Material
• XPS - X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• XRD - X-Ray Diffraction
• XRF - X-ray Fluorescence
• XRPD - X-ray Powder Diffraction
• YAG - Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
• YBCO - Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide
• YIG - Yttrium Iron Garnet
• YS - Yield Strength
• YTD - Year To Date
• YB - Yield Boundary
• YT - Yield Tensile
• YOY - Year Over Year
• YGF - Yield Guard Factor
• YTS - Yield Tensile Strength
• YAGM - Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Multilayer
• YDS - Yield Design Strength
• YMS - Yield Moment Strength
• YP - Yield Point
• YV - Yield Value
• YNA - Yield Not Applicable
• YLD - Yield Load Deformation
• YPM - Yield Per Minute
• YEC - Yield Engineering Consulting
• YML - Yield Material Limit
• Yd, yd - Yard
• ZDDP - Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate
• ZEBRA - Zero Emission Battery Research Activities
• ZEV - Zero Emission Vehicle
• ZIE - Zero Insertion Extraction
• ZIF - Zero Insertion Force
• ZLD - Zero Liquid Discharge
• ZLS - Zero Lift System
• ZMP - Zero Moment Point
• ZNB - Zinc Nickel Battery
• ZNE - Zero Net Energy
• ZNLO - Zinc Nitride Light-Emitting Diode
• ZOH - Zero Order Hold
• ZOI - Zone of Influence
• ZOP - Zero Output Point
• ZOR - Zone of Responsibility
• ZPB - Zinc Plated Bolt
• ZPD - Zero Point Defect
• ZPE - Zero Point Energy
• ZPI - Zero Power Indicator
• ZPL - Zero Power Loss
• ZPM - Zero Phase Modulation
• ZPS - Zero Power Sensing
• ZRA - Zinc Rich Anode
• ZRS - Zero Reference Signal
• ZTA - Zirconia Toughened Alumina
• ZTC – Zero Temperature Coefficient
• ZTF – Zero Time Frame
• ZVI – Zero Valent Iron
• ZVS – Zero Voltage Switching
• ZWD – Zero Wait Data
• ZWI – Zero Waste Initiative
• ZWL – Zero Waste Lifestyle
• 0 C – Degrees Celsius / Centigrade
• 0 F – Degrees Fahrenheit
• Ώ – Ohm

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