SECTION 01111

ABBREVIATIONS AND REFERENCE STANDARDS

NTS: THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ALL PROJECTS. (07/01/2001)

NTS:
1. THIS SPECIFICATION SECTION REQUIRES CAREFUL REVIEW BY THE SPECIFIER.
THE SPECIFIER IS REQUIRED TO MODIFY THE SECTION ACCORDING TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT. BRACKETS INDICATE ITEMS TO BE
CHECKED, COMPLETED, EDITED, SELECTED, OR FILLED IN. NTS NOTATIONS
AND BRACKETS SHOULD BE REMOVED IN THE FINAL PRINTING.

2. SPECIFIER SHALL VERIFY ALL SECTIONS LISTED IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.

1.1 ABBREVIATIONS

A. The abbreviations herein, together with others in general use, are applicable to
this Project Manual, Contract Drawings, and other Contract Documents.

All abbreviations and symbols used on Contract Drawings for structural steel
construction shall conform to those given by the “Manual of Steel Construction”
published by the American Institute of Steel construction, Inc.

B. Common Usage: Whenever the following abbreviations are used, they shall
have the meanings indicated:

ABAN Abandon
ABAND Abandoned
ABUT Abument
ABS Acrylonitrile – butadiene – styrene
AC Asphalt concrete
ACP Asbestos cement pipe
ACWS Asphalt concrete wearing surface
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AGB Alley grating basin
AL Allowance
ALT Alternate
AMER STD American Standard
AQMD Air Quality Management District
ARHM Asphalt-rubber hot-mix
ATSAC Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control System
AT&T Local and long distance telephone company (formerly SBC
and Pacific Bell)
AWG American Wire Gage (nonferrous wire)
BAGR Bridge approach guard railing
BB Beginning of Bridge
BC Beginning of curve
BCR Beginning of curb return
BDRY Boundary
BF Bottom of footing
BM Bench mark
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 BMP Best Management Practice
BPW Board of Public Works
BSJ Bell and spigot joint
BSL Bureau of Street Lighting
BVC Beginning of vertical curve
B/W Back of wall
C/C Center to center
CAB Crushed aggregate base
CAC California Administrative Code
CAP Corrugated aluminum pipe
CASQA California Storm Water Quality Association
CB Catch Basin
Cb Curb
CBP Catch Basin Connection Pipe
CBR California Bearing Ratio
CCR California Code of Regulations
CCTV Closed Circuit TV
CF Curb face or Cubic foot
C&G Curb and gutter
CGB Curbside grating basin
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CIDH Cast-in-drilled-hole
CIP Cast iron pipe or Cast-in-place
CIPP Cast-in place pipe
CL Clearance, center line
CLF Chain link fence
CLSM Controlled Low Strength Material
CMB Crushed miscellaneous base
CMC Cement mortar-coated
CML Cement mortar-lined
CMP Corrugated Metal Pipe
CO Cleanout (sewer)
COL Column
CONC Concrete
CONN Connection
CONST Construct, Construction
COORD Coordinate
CQC Contractor Quality Control
CSP Corrugated steel pipe
CTB Cement treated base
CV Check valve
CY Cubic yard
D Load of pipe
dB Decibels
DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
DBL Double
DF Douglas fir
DFT Dry Film Thickness
DIA Diameter
DIP Ductile iron pipe
DL Dead load
DMBB Double metal beam barrier
DT Drain Tile
DWG Drawing
DWPPS Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Power System
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 DWPWS Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Water System
DWY Driveway
DWY APR Driveway approach
EA Each
EB End of bridge
EC End of curve
ECR End of curb return
EF Each face
EG Edge of gutter
EGL Energy grade line
El Elevation
ELC Electrolier lighting conduit
ELT Extra long ton
ENGR Engineer, Engineering
EP Edge of pavement
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ESA Environmentally Sensitive Area
ESAL Equivalent Single Axle Load
ESRP Emergency Spill Response Plan
ESMT Easement
ETB Emulsion-treated base
EVC End of vertical curb
EXC Excavation
EXP JT Expansion joint
EXST Existing
F Fahrenheit
F&C Frame and cover
F&I Furnish and install
FAB Fabricate
FAS Flashing arrow sign
FD Floor drain
FDN Foundation
FED SPEC Federal Specification
FG Finished grade
FH Fire hydrant
FL Flow line
FRP Fiberglass reinforced plastic
FRPM Fiberglass reinforced plastic mortar
FS Finished surface
FTA Fully traffic actuated
FT-LB Foot-pound
FTG Footing
FW Face of wall
GA Gauge
GALV Galvanized
GC Grade change
GCASP State General Construction Activity Stormwater Permit
GIP Galvanized iron pipe
GL Ground line or grade line
GM Gas meter
GP Guy pole
GR Grade
GRTG Grating
GSP Galvanized steel pipe
GTE General Telephone Company
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 H High or height
HB Hose bib
HC House connection
HDPE High density polyethylene
HDWL Headwall
HGL Hydraulic grade line
HORIZ Horizontal
HP Horsepower
HPG High pressure gas
HPS High pressure sodium (Light)
HS High strength
HYDR Hydraulic
ID Inside diameter
INCL Including
INSP Inspection
INV Invert
IP Iron pipe
IPW Inspector of Public Works
JC Junction chamber
JCT Junction
JS Junction structure
JT Joint
L Length
LAAC Los Angeles Administrative Code
LAB Laboratory
LADBS Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
LADGS Los Angeles Department of General Services
LADOT Los Angeles Department of Transportation
LACDPW Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
LAMC Los Angeles Municipal Code
LARWQCB Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
LAT Lateral
LB Pound
LD Local depression
LF Linear foot
LH Lamp hole
LL Live load
LOL Layout line
LONG Longitudinal
LP Lamp post
LPS Low pressure sodium (Light)
LS Lump sum
LTS Lime treated soil
MA Mast Arm
MAINT Maintenance
MAX Maximum
MB Metal beam
MBB Metal beam barrier
MBGR Metal beam guard railing
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MCR Middle of curb return
MEAS Measure
MED Median
MH Manhole, maintenance hole
MIL SPEC Military Specification
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 MISC Miscellaneous
MOD Modified, modify
MON Monument
MSM Mandatory subcontracting minimum
MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority (of LA County)
MTH Month
MTL Material
MULT Multiple
MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
MVL Mercury vapor light
MWD Metropolitan Water district
NOI Notice of Intent
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRCP Nonreinforced concrete pipe
OBE Other Business Enterprise
OBS Obsolete
OC On center
OD Outside diameter
OE Outer edge
OH Overhead
OPP Opposite
ORIG Original
OSA Office of the State Architect
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Dept. Of Labor)
PACBELL Pacific Bell (Pacific Telesis Group)
PAV Pressure Aging Vessel
PB Pull box
PC Point of curvature
PCC Portland cement concrete or Point of compound curvature
PCVC Point of compound vertical curve
PE Polyethylene
PG Performance Graded
PI Point of intersection
PL Property line
PMB Processed miscellaneous base
POC Point on curve
POT Point on tangent
PP Power pole
PRC Point of revere curve
PRVC Point of reverse vertical curve
PSI Pounds per square inch
PT Point of tangency
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
PVMT Pavement
PVT R/W Private right-of-way
Q Rate of flow in cubic feet per second
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
QUAD Quadrangle, Quadrant
R Radius
R&O Rock and oil
R/W Right-of-way
RA Recycling agent
RAC Recycled asphalt concrete
RAP Reclaimed asphalt pavement
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 RBAC Rubberized asphalt concrete
RC Reinforced concrete
RCB Reinforced concrete box
RCC Rail Construction Corporation
RCE Registered civil engineer
RCP Reinforced concrete pipe
RCV Remote control valve
REAS Rubberized Emulsion-Aggregate Slurry
REF Reference
REINF Reinforced or reinforcement
RES Reservoir
RGE Registered geotechnical engineer
RR Railroad
RSE Registered structural engineer
RTE Registered traffic engineer
RTFO Rolling Thin Film Oven
S Slope
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District
SCCP Steel cylinder concrete pipe
SCG Southern California Gas Company
SCHED Schedule
SCRRA Southern California Regional Rail Authority
SD Storm drain
SDR Standard thermoplastic pipe dimension ratio
(ratio of pipe O.D. to minimum wall thickness)
SE Sand Equivalent
SEC Section
SF Square foot
SI International System of Units (Metric)
SOCB Side opening catch basin
SPEC Specifications
SPPWC Standard Plans for Public Works Construction
SR Standard ratio
SRJ Steel ring joint (for RCP)
SS Sanitary sewer
SSB Select sub-base
SSPWC Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction
ST HWY State highway
STA Station
STD Standard
STR Straight
STR GR Straight grade
STRUC Structural/Structure
SW Sidewalk
SWD Sidewalk drain
SWMP Storm Water Management Plan
SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
SWRCB State (of California) Water Resources Control Board
SY Square yard
TAN Tangent
TC Top of curb
TCP Traffic control plan
TEL Telephone
TF or T/F Top of footing
TH Test hole
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 TOPO Topography
TR Tract
TRANS Transition
TS Traffic signal or transition structure
TSC Traffic signal conduit
TSS Traffic signal standard
TW Top of wall
TYP Typical
USA Underground Service Alert
V Volt
VAR Varies, Variable
VB Valve box
VC vertical curve
VCP Vitrified clay pipe
VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal
VERT Vertical
VOL Volume
VT Variable thickness
W Wider or width
WATCH Work Area Traffic Control Handbook
WBE Women Business Enterprise
WDID Waste Discharge Identification Number
WI Wrought iron
WM Water meter
WPCP Water Pollution Control Plan
WPJ Weakened plane joint
WUT Western Union Telegraph
WWECP Wet Weather Erosion Control Plan
XCONN Cross connection
XSEC Cross section

C. Institutions: Wherever the following abbreviations are used they shall have the
meanings indicated:

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation

Officials
ACI American Concrete Institute
ACRI Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AGA American Gas Association
AGMA American Gear Manufacturers' Association
AI Asphalt Institute
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
AISI American Iron & Steel Institute
AITC American Institute of Timber Construction
AAMA American Architectural Manufacturer’s Association
AMCA Air Movement and Control Association
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APA American Plywood Association
API American Petroleum Institute
APWA American Public Works Association
AQMD Air Quality Management District
AREA American Railway Engineering Association
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air
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 Conditioning Engineers
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASQC American Society for Quality Control
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AWPA American Wood Preservers Association
AWPI American Wood Preservers Institute
AWS American Welding Society
AWWA American Water Works Association
BHMA Building Hardware Manufacturer’s Association
CAC California Administrative Code
CAL/ABL State of California/Architectural Barriers Laws
CAL/OSHA State of California/Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CASQA California Stormwater Quality Association
CBM Certified Ballast Manufacturers
CITY City of Los Angeles
CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
CSI Construction Specifications Institute
EIA/TIA Electronic Industries Association
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ETL Department of Building & Safety Electrical Test Laboratory
FCI Fluid Control Institute, Inc.
FIA Factory Insurance Association
FM Factory Mutual Association
FS Federal Specifications
GA Gypsum Association
GRI Geosynthetic Research Institute
ICBO International Conference of Building Officials
ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISA Instrument Society of America
LA City of Los Angeles
LABC City of Los Angeles Building Code
LAMC City of Los Angeles Municipal Code
NAAMM National Architectural Association of Metal Manufacturers
NEC National Electrical Code
NECA National Electrical Contractors Association
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFC National Fire Code
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NWMA National Wood Manufacturer’s Association
NWWDA National Wood Window and Door Association
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Dept.
of Commerce)
OSA Office of the State Architect
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)
PCA Portland Cement Association
RA Rule of General Application – Department & Safety
RCSC Research Council on Structural Connections of the Engineering
Foundation
SAMA Scientific Apparatus Manufacturer's Association
SDI Steel Deck Institute
SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s National
Association
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 SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council
SSPWC Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
UBC Uniform Building Code, International Conference of Building
Officials
UL Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
USGS United States Geological Survey
VERIZON Verizon Communications (Formerly General Telephone &
Electronics
WATCH Work Area Traffic Control Handbook
WCLIB West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau
WCRSI Western Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
WIC Woodwork Institute of California
WRI Wire Reinforcement Institute
WWPA Western Wood Products Association

1.2 REFERENCE STANDARDS

A. Applicable Publications: Whenever in these Specifications / Project Manual

references are made to published specifications, codes, standards, or other
requirements, it shall be understood that wherever no date is specified, only the
latest specifications, standards, or requirements of the respective issuing
agencies which have been published as of the date that the Work is advertised
for bids shall apply; except to the extent that said standards or requirements may
be in conflict with applicable laws, ordinances or governing codes. No
requirements set forth herein or shown on the Drawings shall be waived because
of any provision of, or omission from, said standards or requirements.

B. Specialists' Assignments: In certain instances, specification text requires (or

implies) that specific work is to be assigned to specialists or expert entities, who
must be engaged for the performance of that work. Such assignments shall be
recognized as special requirements over which the CONTRACTOR has no
choice or option. These requirements shall not be interpreted so as to conflict
with the enforcement of building codes and similar regulations governing the
Work; also they are not intended to interfere with local union jurisdiction
settlements and similar conventions. Such assignments are intended to
establish which party or entity involved in a specific unit of work is recognized as
"expert" for the indicated construction processes or operations. Nevertheless,
the final responsibility for fulfillment of the entire set of contract requirements
remains with the CONTRACTOR.

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 C. Codes And Safety Standards: Without limiting the generality of other
requirements of the Specifications, all work specified herein shall conform to or
exceed the applicable requirements of the following Codes and Safety
Standards.

1. Applicable Codes:

• City of Los Angeles Building Code

• City of Los Angeles Mechanical Code

• City of Los Angeles Plumbing Code

• City of Los Angeles Fire Code

• City of Los Angeles Electrical Code

References herein to "Building Code" shall mean City of Los Angeles

Building Code. Similarly references to "Mechanical Code," "Plumbing
Code," "Fire Code," and "Electric Code" shall mean City of Los Angeles
Mechanical Code, City of Los Angeles Plumbing Code, City of Los
Angeles Fire Code, and City of Los Angeles Electric Code respectively.

2. Applicable Safety Standards:

• OSHA Regulations for Construction

• OSHA Standard

• Cal-OSHA

References herein to "OSHA Regulations for Construction" shall mean

Title 29, Part 1926, Construction Safety and Health Regulations, Code of
Federal Regulations (OSHA), including all changes and amendments
thereto.

References herein to "OSHA Standards" shall mean Title 29, Part 1910,
Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Code of Federal Regulations
(OSHA), including all changes and amendments thereto.

References herein to "Cal-OSHA" shall mean State of California,

Department of Industrial Relations, as amended to date, and all changes
and amendments there to which are effective as of the date of
construction.

The latest edition of the codes as approved and adopted for use by the
CITY as of the date of award shall apply to the Work herein, including all
addenda, modifications, amendments, or other lawful changes thereto.

D. Standard Specifications: References in the Contract Documents to "Standard

Specifications" shall mean the Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction, including all current supplements, addenda, and revisions thereof.

E. Standard Plans: References herein to "Standard Plans" shall mean the

Standard Plans issued by the City of Los Angeles which drawings are hereby
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 incorporated in and made a part of these Contract Documents, and copies of
which are available for a fee.

F. Conflict Between Codes, Safety Standards, Reference Standards, Drawings And

Other Contract Documents: In case of conflict between codes, reference
standards, drawings and other Contract Documents, the most stringent
requirements shall govern. All conflicts shall be brought to the attention of the
ENGINEER for clarification and directions prior to ordering or providing any
materials or labor. The CONTRACTOR shall bid for the most stringent
requirements.

(END OF SECTION)

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