Short Forms of Words Commonly Used in Civil Engineering

Here almost all the short forms of words are given, which are commonly used in civil engineering.

1. Approx. ⇰ Approximately.
2. Agg. ⇰ Aggregates.
3. Av. ⇰ Average.
4. Alt. ⇰ Alternative.

5. Arrgmt. ⇰ Arrangement.
6. Al. ⇰ Aluminum.
7. Acctts. ⇰ Accounts.

8. Bott. ⇰ Bottom.
9. Bkt. ⇰ Bracket.
10. Bet. ⇰ Between.

11. Bldg. ⇰ Building.
12. Bk. ⇰ Brick.
13. Bdy. ⇰ Boundary.

14. Conc. ⇰ Concrete.
15. Cont. ⇰ Continuous.
16. Col. ⇰ Column.

17. Const. ⇰ Construction.
18. Comp. ⇰ Compression.
19. Cheqd. ⇰ Chequered.

20. Dia. ⇰ Diameter.
21. Dn. ⇰ Down.
22. Deptt. ⇰ Department.
23. Dev. ⇰ Development.

24. Dir. ⇰ Direction.
25. Det. ⇰ Detail.
26. Distn. ⇰ Distribution.
27. Drg. ⇰ Drawing.

28. Exp ⇰ Expansion.
29. Eff. ⇰ Effective.
30. Ext. ⇰ External.
31. El. ⇰ Elevation.

32. Eq. ⇰ Equal or Earthquake.
33. Extg. ⇰ Existing.
34. Equv. ⇰ Equivalent.

35. Fl. ⇰ Floor.
36. Flg. ⇰ Flooring.
37. Fdn. ⇰ Foundation.
38. Ftg. ⇰ Footing.

39. Ht. ⇰ Height.
40. Hr. ⇰ Hour.

41. Int. ⇰ Internal.
42. Incl. ⇰ Including.

43. Jt. ⇰ Joint.
44. Jn. ⇰ Junction

44. Lev. ⇰ Level.
45. Ltr. ⇰ Litre.
46. Lm. ⇰ Lumen.

47. Mts. ⇰ Minutes.
48. Min. ⇰ Minimum.
49. Max. ⇰ Maximum.

50. Opng. ⇰ Opening

51. Pr. ⇰ Pressure.
52. Plg. ⇰ Planning.
53. Pt. ⇰ Part.
54. Perm. ⇰ Permissible.

55. Reqd. ⇰ Required.
56. Ref. ⇰ Reference.
57. Rect. ⇰ Rectangle.

58. Reinf. ⇰ Reinforcement.
59. Reqmt. ⇰ Requirement.
60. Ret. wall ⇰ Retaining Wall.

61. Strp. ⇰ Stirrup.
62. Sq. ⇰ Square.
63. Sp. ⇰ Specific.

64. Str. ⇰ Structure.
65. Specn. ⇰ Specifications.
66. Spl. ⇰ Special.

67. Typ. ⇰ Typical.
68. Thk. ⇰ Thickness.
69. Temp. ⇰ Temperature.

70. Udl ⇰ Uniformly distributed load.

71. Wt. ⇰ Weight.
72. W/C ratio ⇰ Water Cement Ratio.
73. Wk. ⇰ Work.