Don't know your CFW from your CPBW?
If your drawing has lots of abbreviations and you are left thinking, What does it mean? Check out our handy little guide of the most common building construction and fabrication abbreviations
Abbreviation
Meaning
EL or ELV
Elevation
LEV
Level
GND
Ground
FFL
Finished Floor Level
SFL
Structural Floor Level
FCL
Finished Ceiling Level
TOC
Top of Concrete
TOS
Top of Steel
U/S
Underside
Abbreviation
Meaning
BOT or BTM
Bottom
LH
Left Hand
RH
Right Hand
NS or N/S
Near Side
FS or F/S
Far Side
OPP
Opposite
Abbreviation
Meaning
CL
Center Line
CTS
Centers
DIA
Diameter
DIM
Dimension
NOM
Nominal
O/A
Overall
RAD
Radius
REF
Reference
TYP
Typical
Abbreviation
Meaning
CFW
Continuous Fillet Weld
CPBW
Complete Penetration Butt Weld
BP or BPL
Base Plate
FLG
Flange
SB
Structural Beam
SC
Structural Column
RB
Roof Beam
PL
Plate
COL
Column
UB
Universal Beam
PFC
Parallel Flange Channel
RHS
Rectangular Hollow Section
SHS
Square Hollow Section
TEE
T-shaped section
W-BEAM
W-Beam
Abbreviation
Meaning
CONC
Concrete
CB
Concrete Block
CFC
Compressed Fibre Sheet
CR
Concrete Render
FPB
Plasterboard
PB
Particle Board
