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The document provides a comprehensive list of abbreviations commonly used in architectural and structural contexts. It includes terms related to construction materials, dimensions, and various specifications. The abbreviations cover a wide range of categories such as general, architectural, and structural terms.
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Abbreviations

The document provides a comprehensive list of abbreviations commonly used in architectural and structural contexts. It includes terms related to construction materials, dimensions, and various specifications. The abbreviations cover a wide range of categories such as general, architectural, and structural terms.
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ABBREVIATIONS:

GENERAL
-GENERAL CTSK COUNTERSUNK G2S GOOD TWO SIDES MTL METAL SIM SIMILAR ARCHITECTURAL
ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURAL
STRUCTURAL PSF POUNDS PER SQUARE
ABV ABOVE D DEEP, DEPTH GR GRADE MID MIDDLE SLP SLOPE AFF ABOVE FINISHED FLOOR AB ANCHOR BOLT FOOT
ADJ ADJUSTABLE DEG DEGREE GL GRID LINE MIN MINIMUM S SOUTH ACC ACCESSIBLE L ANGLE PC PRECAST
ALT ALTERNATE DEMO DEMOLISH/DEMOLITION GYP GYPSUM MISC MISCELLANEOUS SPEC SPECIFICATION ACP ACOUSTICAL CEILING BM BEAM REINF REINFORCED
ALUM ALUMINUM DEPT DEPARTMENT GWB GYPSUM WALL BOARD MR MOISTURE RESISTANT SQ SQUARE PANEL BRG BEARING R/CONC REINFORCED CONCRETE
& AND DTL DETAIL H.D. HEAVY DUTY NOM NOMINAL SF SQUARE FEET AB AIR BARRIER BLK(G) BLOCK(ING) STRUC STRUCTURAL
ANOD ANODIZED DGNL DIAGONAL HT HEIGHT N NORTH S.S. STAINLESS STEEL AVB AIR VAPOUR BARRIER C.I.P. CAST IN PLACE Tf FACTORED TENSION
@ AT DIA/Ø DIAMETER HEX HEXAGONAL N/A NOT APPLICABLE STD STANDARD ARCH ARCHITECTURAL C CHANNEL FORCE
ATTN ATTENTION DIM(S) DIMENSION(S) H HIGH N.I.C. NOT IN CONRACT STA STATION CLR CLEAR COL COLUMN T&B TOP AND BOTTOM
A.H.J. AUTHORITY HAVING DIV DIVISION H.P. HIGH POINT N.T.S. NOT TO SCALE STL STEEL EIFS EXT INSULATED FINISH CJP COMPLETE JOINT TOB TOP OF BEAM
JURISDICTION DBL DOUBLE HORIZ HORIZONTAL NO NUMBER SUSP SUSPENDED SYSTEM PENETRATION TOS TOP OF STEEL
AUTO AUTOMATIC DN DOWN HR HOUR o/c ON CENTRE SYM SYMETRICAL FRGB FIRE RATED GYPSUM C.J. CONTROL JOINT Vf FACTORED SHEAR
AUX AUXILIARY BOARD Cf FACTORED FORCE
D.S. DOWNSPOUT IN INCH/INCHES OPP OPPOSITE TEMP TEMPORARY
BLW BELOW F.R.R. FIRE RESISTANCE COMPRESSION FORCE
DWG DRAWING INCL INCLUDED/INCLUDING O.D. OUTSIDE DIAMETER THK THICKNESS RATING
b/t BETWEEN EA EACH INFO INFORMATION O/F OUTSIDE FACE THRU THROUGH DWL DOWEL
F.S. FIRE SEPARATION e/f EACH FACE
BVL BEVELED e/e EACH END I/S INSIDE OA OVERALL T/O TOP OF
F.I.P. FOAM IN PLACE EMBED EMBEDMENT
b/s BOTH SIDES e/s EACH SIDE I.D. INSIDE O/H OVERHEAD TOC TOP OF CONCRETE
GL GLASS/GLAZING EJ EXPANSION JOINT
BOT BOTTOM E EAST DIAMETER/DIMENSION PERM PERIMETER T&G TOUNGE AND GROOVE
H.M. HOLLOW METAL FTNG FOOTING
BLDG BUILDING ELEV ELEVATION I/F INSIDE FACE PERP PERPENDICULAR TYP TYPICAL
RM ROOM GB GRADE BEAM
B/U BUILT UP EMER EMERGENCY IMP INSULATED METAL PANEL PL PLATE U/F UNDER FLOOR
STC SOUND TRANSMISSION GRT GROUT
CAT CATEGORY ENCL ENCLOSURE INSUL INSULATION PLYWD PLYWOOD U/G UNDER GROUND CLASS
CLNG CEILING ENG ENGINEER INT INTERIOR PVC POLYVINYL CHLORIDE U/S UNDERSIDE HC HOLLOW CORE
VB VAPOUR BARRIER
CEM CEMENT EQ EQUAL INTERM INTERMEDIATE PREFAB PREFABRICATED UL UNDERWRITER'S HSS HOLLOW STEEL SECTION
W.I.C. WALK IN CLOSET
CTR CENTRE EQUIP EQUIPMENT IFC ISSUED FOR PRELIM PRELIMINARY LABORATORY ICF INSULATED CONCRETE
WC WATER CLOSET FORM
C/L CENTRE LINE EX EXISTING CONSTRUCTION P.T. PRESSURE TREATED UNFN UNFINISHED
W.T. WEEPING TILE JT JOINT
C.P. CENTRE POINT EXP EXPANSION KO KNOCK OUT PROJ PROJECT U.N.O. UNLESS NOTED
c/c CENTRE TO CENTRE LH LEFT HAND OTHERWISE JST JOIST
EXT EXTERIOR QTY QUANTITY
COMB COMBINATION LF LINEAR FOOT UTIL UTILITY LVL LAMINATED VENEER
FT FEET/FOOT R RADIUS LUMBER
c/w COMPLETE WITH FIN FINISH LOC LOCATION RTD RATED VAR VARIES
L LONG VERT VERTICAL LLH LONG LEG HORIZONTAL
CONC CONCRETE FDC FIRE DEPARTMENT REFL REFLECTED
LP LOW POINT W WEST LLV LONG LEG VERTICAL
CMU CONCRETE MASONRY CONNECTION REQD REQUIRED
UNIT LB POUNDS W/ WITH Mf FACTORED MOMENT
FPG FIREPROOFING REV REVISION
COND CONDITION MFR MANUFACTURER W/O WITHOUT OWSJ OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST
FIXT FIXTURE RH RIGHT HAND
CONST CONSTRUCTION MAS MASONRY WD WOOD OWWJ OPEN WEB WOOD JOIST
FLR FLOOR R.O. ROUGH OPENING
CONT CONTINUOUS M.O. MASONRY OPENING YD YARD Pf FACTORED AXIAL FORCE
GALV GALVANIZED RND ROUND
CONTR CONTRACTOR ML MATCH LINE PLF POUNDS PER LINEAR
GA GAUGE SECT SECTION FOOT
COORD COORDINATE GC GENERAL CONTRACTOR MATL MATERIAL SHTG SHEATHING
CM CORRUGATED METAL G1S GOOD ONE SIDE MAX MAXIMUM SHT SHEET

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