Construction Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. CIPP
   Cast Iron Pressure Pipe
2. DIY
   Do-It-Yourself
3. AASHTO
   American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
4. N/O
   Normally Open
5. ACOSS
   Australian Council of Social Service
6. 2W-B
   Two Wire, Base mounted smoke detector
7. 2WT-B
   Two Wire, Base mounted smoke detector with Thermal detector
8. 4W-B
   Four Wire, Base mounted smoke detector
9. 4WA
   Type 4 White Ash Lumber
10. 4WP
    Four-inch Wellpoint Pump
11. ACSP
    Aluminized (Type 2) Round Corrugated Steel Pipe
12. ADACT
    Associate Degree in Architecture Construction Technology
13. AEW&C
    Airborne Early Warning and Control
14. ANU
    Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)
15. APRC
    Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
16. apwa
    American Public Works Association's
17. ARSE
    Analysis and Reconstruction Sound Engine
18. B&W
    Between
19. B&W
    Babcock & Wilcox - Black and White - Bowers & Wilkins
20. BCCMP-FP
    Bituminous-Coated Corrugated Metal Pipe - Fully Paved

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