List of Abbreviations

AASHTO
ABS
ACI
AISI
ANSI
APP
ASTM
AWWA
BOQ
BS
CBR
COE
CQA
CSA
DI
DIN
EN
GRE
GRP
HDPE
IP68
ISO
ISRM
LCD
LDPE
LL
LM
MPA
MTBM
NF
NP
NSF
OIML
OIML
OPC
PCCP
PE
pH
PI
psi
PVC
QA
RC
RCPRV

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
American Concrete Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute
American National Standards Institute
Attactic-Polypropylene
American Society for Testing and Materials
American Water Works Association
Bill of Quantities
British Standards
California Bearing Ratio
Corps of Engineers
Construction Quality Assurance
Canadian Standard Association
Ductile Iron
Deutsches Institut fr Normung (German Institute for Standardization)
European Norms
Glass Reinforced Epoxy
Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic
High-Density Polyethylene
International Protection 68
International Organization for Standardization
International Society for Rock Mechanics
Liquid Crystal Display
Low-Density Polyethylene
Liquid Limit
Linear Meter
Mega Pascal
MicroTunnel Boring Machine
Normes Franaises
Nominal Pressure
National Sanitation Foundation
Recommendation 49 and EEC pattern approval
Organisation Internationale de Mtrologie Lgale
Ordinary Portland cement
Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
Polyethylene Pipe
power of Hydrogen
Plasticity Index
pounds per square inch
Polyvinyl Chloride
Quality Assurance
Reinforced Concrete
Remote Control Pressure Reducing Valve

RHPC
Rapid-Hardening Portland cement
ROW`
Right of Way
RQD
Rock Quality Designation
RTR
Reinforced Thermosetting Resin
SASO
Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
SBC
Saudi Building Code
SBR
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber
SDR
Standard Dimension Ratio
SI
Systme International
SP-NCTL
Single Point-Notched Constant Tensile. Load (test)
SRPC
Sulfate resisting Portland cement
ST
Steel
TBM
Tunnel Boring Machine
TCR
Total Core Recovery
TFE
Tetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
TRP
Thermoplastic Reflectorized Paint
uPVC
unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride
UV
Ultra Violet
VAC
Ventilation and Air Conditioning
VC
Vitrified Clay
VOC Content Volatile Organic Compounds
WCB standards
WRAS
Water Regulations Advisory Scheme