Different Word Symbols Commonly Used in Civil Engineering
Following are the some word symbols commonly used in civil engineering:
1. V = Ventilator.
2. W = Window.
3. D = Door or Overall Depth or Dia
4. f = Stress.
5. r = Radius of Gyration.
6. Z = Section Modulus.
7. e = Eccentricity.
8. I = Moment of Inertia.
9. E = Modulus of Elasticity.
10. d = Effective depth or Dia.
11. L or l = Length.
12. B or b = Width.
13. T or t = Thickness.
14. Pbc = Permissible stress in bending compression.
15. Pbt = Permissible stress in bending tension.
16. Pc = Permissible stress in axial compression.
17. Pt = Permissible stress in axial tension. 18. P/F – Providing and Fixing.
19. P/L = Providing & Laying.
20. C/C = Center to center.
21. C/o = Construction of.
22. F/E = Fabrication and Erection.
23. N/S = Near Side.
24. F/S = Far Side.
25. B/F = Both face.
26. N/F = Near Face.
27. F/F = Far Face.
28. C/F = Carried Forward.
29. L/J = Laying and Jointing.
30. l/r = Slenderness Ratio.
31. U/S = Upstream.
32. D/S = Downstream.
33. i/c = Including.
34. P/F – Providing and Fixing.
35. r.m = running meter.
36. No. = Number.
37. ɸ = Dia. of Plain M.S Bar.
38. Φ = Dia. of TOR Steel Bar.
39. @ = At the rate of.
40. ⊥ = Perpendicular to.
Others:
τ = Tau(τ) is the symbol of shear stress.
σ = Sigma(σ) is the symbol of normal stress.
ρ = Rho(ρ) is the symbol of density.
ε = Epsilon(ε) symbol is used to represent strain.
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