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AARH Arimetic Averange Roughness

Height (Flange Finish)
AB Anchor Bolt
ACCT Account
ACI American Concrete Institute
ACP Asbestos Cement Pipe
AFC Approved for Construction
AFD Approved for Design
AGA American Gas Association
AI All Iron
AISC American Institute of Steel
Construction
AISI American Iron and Steel
Institute
AL Aluminum
ALT Alternate
ANSI American National Standards
Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
APPROX Aproximate
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASSY Assembly
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials
ASW Adjustable Spring Wedge
ATM Atmosphere
AVG Average
AWS American Welding Society
AWWA American Water Works
Association

B Branch
B&B Bell and Bell
B&S Bell and Spigot
B/M Bill of Material
BBE Bevel Both Ends
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BBL Barrel (S)

BC Bolt Circle
BC Bolted Cap
BE Bevel End
BF or* BLD FLG Blind Flange
BHN Brinnel Hardness Number
BL Battery Limit
BEV Beveled
BB Bolted Bonnet
BD Blowdown
BLD Blind
BLDG Building
BLE Bevel Large End
BLT or BT Bolted Bonnet
BO BLOWOFF
BOP BOTTOM OF PIPE
BR BRANCH REINFORCING
BRKT BRACKET
BRZ BRONZE
BSE Bevel Small End
BW Back Weld, Butt Weld
BOE Bevel One End
BOL Bottom of line

CA Corrosion Allowance
CAS Cast Alloy Steel
CB Catch Basin & Cont.
Blowdown
CCO Chemical Clean Out
CCS Cast Carbon Steel
C Celsius
CFM Cubic Feet per Min.
CFS Cubic Feet per Sec
CH OP Chain Operated
CHAN Channel
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CI Cast Iron
CIPP Cast Iron Pressure Pipe
CISP Cast Iron Soil Pipe
CL Center Line
cm Centimeter
CO Cleanout
CO Company
COL Column
COMPR Compressor
CON Concentric
CONC Concrete
COND Condensate
CONN Connect (ED) (IDN)
CONT Continue
CPLG or CPL Coupling
CPS Corporate Piping
System
CR MOLY Chrome Molybdenum
CRM Chrome
CS Carbon Steel
CSC Car Seal Closed
CSO Car Seal Open
CSS Cast Stainless Steel
C&W Coated and Wrapped
CWP Cold Working Pressure

D Insulation, AntiSweat
DD Double Disc
DD Double Discharge
DEG or Degree
DET Detail
DF Drain Funnel
DH Double Hup
DI Ductile Iron
DIA or 4 Diameter
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DIM Dimension
DISCH Discharge
DJAF Double Jacketed Asbestos Filled
DN Down
DO Ditto
DR Drain
DRL Double Random Length
DS Dummy Support
DWG Drawing

E East
E Insulation, Electrical Trace
EA Each
ECC Eccentric
EF Each Face
EFW Electric Fusion Welded
EL Elevation (Height)
ELB Elbolet
ELEV Elevation (View)
ELL Elbow
EQUIP Equipment
ERW Electric Resistance
Welded
ET Electric Trace
ETT Electric Trace W/Heat
Transfer Cement
EX Extra
ELC Extra Low Carbon
EXCH Exchanger
EXIST Existing
EXP Expansion
EXP JT Expansion Joint

F Insulation, Full Heat Conservation

FF Flat Face
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FAB Fabricate (D), Fabricator

FAS Forged Alloy Steel
FCS Forged Carbon Steel
FND Foundation
FIG Figure
FLD Field
FLEX Flexible
FLEX WED Flexible Wedge
FLG Flange
FLGD Flanged
FOB Flat on Bottom
FOT Flat on Top
FPT or* FNPT Female Pipe Threat
FS Far Side
FS Field Support
FSS Forged Stainless Steel
FST Forged Steel
FTG Fiiting
FtoF Face to Face
FOF Face of Fitting
FO FLG Face of Flange
FURN Furnish
FW Field Weld
F&D Faced and Drilled

GA Gage
GALV Galvanize (D)
GEN General
GO Gear Operated
GR Grade
GRTG Grating

H Insulation, Normal Heat Conservation

HC Hose Connection
HDR Header
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HEX Hexagon (AL)

HLDN Holddown
HORIZ Horizontal
HP or HPT High Point
HP High Pressure
HS Hose Station
HTR Heater

I IBeam
IBBM Iron Body Bronze Mounted
IBBT Iron Body Brass
Trimmed
ID Inside Diameter
IN or Inch
INFO Information
INS Insulation
INSTR Instrument
INV Invert
IP Intersection Point
IPS Iron Pipe Size
ISBL Inside Battery Limits
ISNRS Inside Screw Non Rising Sterm
ISO Isometric
ISRS Inside Screw Rising Sterm

JT Joint
JKTD Jacketed

km Kilometer

LB or Pound
LC Lock Closed
LG Length or Long
LH Left Hand
LJ Lap Joint
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LO Lock Open
LP Low Point
LR Long Radius
LUB Lubricate
LW Lap Weld

m Meter (Measure of Lenght)

mm Millimeter
M Insulation, Dual Temperature
M&F Male and Female
MAL Malleable
MATL Material
MAX Maximum
MFR Manufacture. (Ing)
MH Manhole
MI Malleable Iron
MIN Minimum
MISC Miscellaneous
MJ Mechanical Joint
MK Mark
ML Match Line
MO or MOLY Molybdenum
MPT or MNPT Male Pipe Thread
MSS Manufacturers
Standarization Society
of the Valve and

Fittings Industry
MTA Miter (2 Weld)
MTB Miter (3 Weld)
MTC Miter (4 Weld)
MW Miter Weld

N North
N Insulation, None (Painted)
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NB Nominal Bore
NBFU National Board of
Fire Underwriters
NC Normally Closed
NEV Needle Valve
NFPA National Fire Protect Association
NIP Nipple
NKL Nickel
NLL Normal Liquid Level
NO Normally Open
N Number
NOM Nominal
NOZ Nozzle
NP National Pipe Thread
NPT National Taper Pipe (Thread)
NRS Non Rissing Stem
NS Near Side
NTS Not to Scale

OD Outside Diameter
OHQ Open Hearth Quality
OPP Opposite
OPR Operate (D) (Ing)
ORF Orifice
ORIENT Orientation
OS & Y Outside Screw and Yoke
OSBL Outside Battery Limits

P Page
P Insulation, Protection
PARA Paragraph
PC Piece
PC MK Piece Mark
PE Plain End
PF Plain Face
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PICS Piping Isometric Computer Sytem

PIV Post Indicator Valve
PL or Plate
PLATF Platform
PMP OT Pump Out
PO Purchase Order
PP Partial Pressure
PPM Parts Per Million
PR Pair
PRESS Pressure
PROJ Project (ION)
PS Pipe Support
PSIA Pound Per Square Inch Absolute
PSIG Pound Per Square Inch Gauge
PT Pipe Tap
PU Pickup

R Insulation, Cold
RAD or R Radius
RCP ReinforcedConcrete Pipe
REBLR Reboiler
RED Reducer
REF Reference
REINF Reinforce (Ing)
REQ Requisition
REQD Required
REV Revision
RF Raised Face
RFSF Raised Face Smooth Finish
RH Right Hand
RPM Revolutions Per Min.
RO Restrictive Orifice
RT Running Trap, Reducing Tee
RTJ Ring Type Joint
RTN or *RET Return
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S Spare
S South
S Insulation, Special
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SAT Saturated
SC Sample Connection
SC/SW Screwed End by Socket Weld End
SCHED Schedule
SCR Screw
SCRD Screwed
SECT Section
SH Sheet
SJ Steam Jacket
SK Sketch
SMLS Seamless
SO SlipOn
SO Steam Out
SOC or SKT Socket
SOK Sockolet
SPEC Specification
SPEC BLD Spectacle Blind
SPL Specialty Item
SQ or 2 Square
SR Short Radius
SRL Single Random Length
SST Stainless Steel
ST Steam Trace
STD Standard
STL Steel
STM Steam
STN or STNLS Stainless
STR Strainer
STRG Strong
SUCT Suction
SUP or SPRT Support
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SUPHTR Superheater
SW Socket Weld
SWG Swage
SYMM Symmetrical
SEG Segmented
SP Spoolpiece
STRE EL Street Elbow

T Insulation, Steam Trace

T&C Thread and Coupled
T&G Tonge and Groove
T/T Tanget to Tanget
TAN Tangent
TANG Tangental
TB Text Blind
TBE Thread Both Ends
TE Thread End
TEMP Temperature
TEMP Temporary
THD Thread
THK Thick (Ness)
TL Tangent Line
TPI Threads Per Inch
TLE Thread Large End
TOC Top of Concrete
TOE Thread One End
TOG Top of Grout
TOL Thredolet
TOP Top of Pipe
TOS Top of Support or Steel
TSE Thread Small End
TYP Typical
TW Tack Weld
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UG Underground
UL Underground Laboratories, INC.
UNB Union Bonnet

V Valve
VB Valve Box
VC Vitrified Clay
VCR Vitrified Clay W/
Resilient Joint
VEPT Vertical
VT Vent

W West
WB Weld Bonnet
WE Weld End
WF Wide Flange
Wi Wrought Iron
W/ With
W/O Without
WN Weld Neck
WOG Water, Oil, Gas
WOL Weldolet
WP Working Point
WS Weld Saddle
WT Weight
XHVY Extra Heavy
XSTR Extra Strong
XX STR Double Extra Strong
XXH Double Extra Heavy

YBT Latrolet
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Graphic Symbols

@ AT
ANGLE
& AND
4 ROUND OR DIAMETER
 or2 SQUARE
FT2 SQUARE FEET
# POUNDS
> GREATER THAN
< LESS THAN
= EQUAL TO