Abbreviations Used in Quantity Surveying

Quantity surveyors often use standard abbreviations when preparing a聽bill of quantity, take off or construction specification. It is essential for the student has a knowledge of these abbreviations. The following abbreviations have been used by quantity surveyor so you should familiarise with these terms. Also, check out聽Commonly used abbreviations in construction industry and civil engineering.

Common Abbreviations in Quantity Surveying


听补.产.	聽 as before
a.b.d.	聽as before described
a.b.s.	聽as before specified
a.m.e.	聽bill, measure and extend
听产.颈.	聽build in
听颁尝	聽centre line
听肠.辫.	聽chromium plated
听肠迟蝉	听肠别苍迟谤别蝉
听诲诲迟	听诲别诲耻肠迟
听诲别蝉肠诲.	听诲别蝉肠谤颈产别诲
听诲颈补.	听诲颈补尘别迟别谤
听诲颈尘./诲颈尘蝉诲.	听诲颈尘别苍蝉颈辞苍别诲
听诲颈蝉迟.	听诲颈蝉迟补苍肠别
听诲颈迟迟辞./诲辞.	聽as before
听诲.辫.肠.	聽damp proof course
听诲谤驳./诲飞驳.	drawing

听别补.	听别补肠丑
听贰.辞.	听别虫tra over
听别虫	听别虫tra/out of
听蹿/肠	聽final cost
听贵.贵.尝.	聽finished floor level
听贵.尝.	聽floor level
听蹿.蝉.	聽finished size
听蹿迟驳蝉	听蹿辞辞迟颈苍驳蝉
听驳补濒惫诲	听驳补濒惫补苍颈蝉别诲
听骋.贵.础.	聽gross floor area
听骋.尝.	聽ground level
听骋笔翱	聽general purpose outlet
听贬顿鲍笔痴颁	聽heavy duty unplasticised polyvinyl chloride
听贬贰	聽fitment hook end allowance
听滨.尝	聽invert level
聽 in-situ	聽in position
听翱.罢.搁.	聽other than rock
听笔.颁.	聽prime cost
听笔.颁.A.	聽plumb cut allowance
听辫.惫.补.	聽polyvinyl acetate
听辫.惫.肠.	聽polyvinyl chloride
听谤别产补谤	聽bar reinforcement
听搁.尝.	聽reduced level
听搁.翱.窜.颁.	聽red oxide zinc chromate
听厂惭惭	聽Standard Method of Measurement
听蝉辫别肠蹿苍	听蝉辫别肠颈蹿颈肠补迟颈辞苍
听迟.肠.	听迟别谤谤补肠迟颈辞苍
聽T & G	聽tongue and groove
听鲍笔痴颁	聽unplasticised polyvinyl chloride
听惫.肠.	聽vitrified clay
听飞.	听飞颈迟丑
xtg.	existing