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Abbreviations and symbols

What do CSF, MBF, SFCA and other abbreviations mean?

Written by Ben

These abbreviations and symbols appear in National Estimator Cloud.

Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Meaning

AASHO

American Assn. of State Highway Officials

ABS

acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

AC

alternating current

AISC

American Institute of Steel Construction Inc.

APP

atactic polypropylene

ASHRAE

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

ASME

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASTM

American Society for Testing Materials

AWPA

American Wood Protection Association

AWWA

American Water Works Association

Ba

bay

Bdle

bundle

BF

board foot

BHP

boiler horsepower

Btr

better

Btu

British thermal unit

B & W

black & white

C

thermal conductance

C

one hundred

CF

cubic foot

CFM

cubic feet per minute

CLF

100 linear feet

cm

centimeter

CPE

chlorinated polyethylene

CPM

cycles per minute

CPVC

chlorinated polyvinyl chloride

CSPE

chloro sulphinated polyethylene

CSF

100 square feet

CSY

100 square yards

CY

cubic yard

d

penny

D

depth

DC

direct current

dia

diameter

DSB

double strength B quality glass

DWV

drain, waste, vent piping

Ea

each

EMT

electric metallic tube

EPDM

ethylene propylene diene monomer

equip.

equipment

exp.

exposure

F

Fahrenheit

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FICA

Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Social Security, Medicare tax)

FOB

freight on board

FPM

feet per minute

FRP

fiberglass reinforced plastic

ft-lbs

foot pounds

FS

Federal Specification

FUTA

Federal Unemployment Compensation Act Tax

Gal

gallon

GFCI

ground fault circuit interruptor

GPH

gallon(s) per hour

GPM

gallon(s) per minute

H

height

HP

horsepower

Hr(s)

hour(s)

IMC

intermediate metal conduit

ID

inside diameter

KD

kiln dried or knocked down

KSI

kips per square inch

KV

kilovolt(s)

KVA

1,000 volt amps

kw

kilowatt(s)

kwh

kilowatt hour

L

length

Lb(s)

pound(s)

LF

linear foot

LP

liquified propane

LS

lump sum

M

one thousand

Mb

million bytes (characters)

MBF

1,000 board feet

MBtu

1,000 British thermal units

MCM

1,000 circular mils

MDO

medium density overlaid

MH

manhour

Mi

mile

MLF

1,000 linear feet

MPH

miles per hour

mm

millimeter(s)

Mo

month

MSF

1,000 square feet

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturer's Association

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

No.

number

NRC

noise reduction coefficient

OC

spacing from center to center

OD

outside diameter

OS & Y

outside screw & yoke

oz

ounce

perf

perforated

Pr

pair

PSF

pounds per square foot

PSI

pounds per square inch

PV

photovoltaic

PVC

polyvinyl chloride

Qt

quart

R

thermal resistance

R/L

random length(s)

R/W/L

random widths and lengths

RPM

revolutions per minute

RSC

rigid steel conduit

S1S2E

surfaced 1 side, 2 edges

S2S

surfaced 2 sides

S4S

surfaced 4 sides

Sa

sack

SBS

styrene butadiene styrene

SDR

size to diameter ratio

SF

square foot

SFCA

square feet of form in contact with concrete

Sq

100 square feet

SSB

single strength B quality glass

STC

sound transmission class

Std

standard

SY

square yard

T

thick

T&G

tongue & groove edge

TV

television

UBC

Uniform Building Code

UL

Underwriter's Laboratory

USDA

United States Dept. of Agriculture

VLF

vertical linear foot

W

width

Wk

week

W/

with

x

by or times

Symbols

Symbol

Meaning

/

per

-

through or to

@

at

%

per 100 or percent

$

U.S. dollars

'

feet

"

inches

#

pound or number

They're also listed on page 6 of the printed Construction costbook.

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