LEGEND OF ABBREVIATIONS
ARCHITECTURAL ARCH
APPROXIMATELY APPROX
BACK TO BACK B/B
BEAM BM
BOTTOM BOT
BOTTOM OF B/
BUILDING BLDG
CENTER CTR
CENTER LINE CL
CENTER TO CENTER C/C
CHECKERED PLATE CHKD PL
CLEAR CLR
COLUMN COL
CONCRETE CONC
CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT CMU
CONNECTION CONN
CONSTRUCTION CONSTR
CONSTRUCTION JOINT CONSTR JT
CONTROL JOINT CJ
CONTINUOUS CONT
DEAD LOAD DL
DETAIL DET
DIAGONAL DIAG
DIAMETER DIA
DIMENSION DIM
DOUBLE DBL
DOWEL DWL
DRAWING DWG
EACH EA
EACH FACE EF
EACH WAY EW
ELECTRICAL ELEC
ELEVATION EL
EMBEDMENT EMBED
EQUAL EQ
EQUIPMENT EQUIP
EXISTING EXIST
EXPANSION EXP
EXTERIOR EXT
FAR SIDE FS
FINISH FIN
FLOOR FL
FOOT FT
FOOTING FTG
FOUNDATION FDN
FRAMING FRMG
GAGE GA
GIRT LINE GL
GRATING GRTG
HANDRAIL HR
HEATING, VENTALATION & HVAC
AND AIR CONDITIONING
HEIGHT HT
HIGH POINT HP
HORIZONTAL HORIZ
INCH IN
INSIDE DIAMETER ID
INTERIOR INT
JOINT JT
KIP K
LIVE LOAD LL
LONG LG
LONG LEG BACK TO BACK LLBB
LONG LEG HORIZONTAL LLH
LONG LEG OUTSTANDING LLO
LONG LEG VERTICAL LLV
LOW POINT LP
MACHINE MACH
MAXIMUM MAX
MECHANICAL MECH
METAL MTL
MINIMUM MIN
NEAR SIDE NS
NOT TO SCALE NTS
NUMBER #
ON CENTER O/C
OPENING OPNG
OPPOSITE OPP
OUTSIDE DIAMETER OD
OUT TO OUT O/O
PARTIAL PART
PLACES PLCS
PLATE PL
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PVC
POUND LB
POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT PCF
POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT PSF
POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH PSI
POUNDS PER LINEAL FOOT PLF
PREFORMED EXPANSION PJF
JOINT FILLER
PROJECTION PROJ
RADIUS R
REFERENCE REF
REINFORCING REINF
REQUIRED REQD
ROOF DRAIN RD
ROOF VENT RV
SCHEDULE SCHED
SECTION SECT
SHEET SHT
SHORT LEG BACK TO BACK SLBB
SHORT LEG OUTSTANDING SLO
SHORT LEG VERTICAL SLV
SIMILAR SIM
SPACED SPCD
SPACING SP
SPACES SPA
SPECIFICATIONS SPECS
STANDARD STD
STEEL STL
STIFFENER STIFF
STIRRUP STIRR
STRUCTURAL STRUCT
SQUARE SQ
SYMMETRICAL SYM
THICK THK
THREAD OR THREADED THD
TOP T
TOP OF T/
TYPICAL TYP
UNLESS NOTED UN
VERTICAL VERT
WEIGHT WT
WELDED WIRE FABRIC WWF
WITH W/
WITHOUT W/O
WORKING POINT WP