Units of Measure
Unit and Full Name data provided below per the FDOT
| Unit | Full Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AC | Acre | 1 AC = 43,560 SF = 4840 SY; to 0.1 AC |
| AS | Assembly | For signs — includes panel, post, hardware, etc. |
| BU | Bushel | |
| CF | Cubic Foot | 1 CF = 1728 cubic inches ≈ 0.13368 U.S. liquid gallons |
| CO | Cleanout | |
| CY | Cubic Yard | 1 CY = 27 CF; some CY quantities are to 0.1 CY |
| DA | Day | |
| DD | Dollars per Day | |
| EA | Each | |
| ED | Each Day | |
| GA | Gallon | 1 U.S. liquid gallon = 231 cubic inches ≈ 7.48052 CF |
| GM | Gross Mile | 10′ skip, 6″ pvmt. markings — incl. unpainted intervals; to 0.001 GM |
| HR | Hour | |
| LB | Pound | 1 LB = 16 avoirdupois ounces ≈ 0.453592 kilograms |
| LF | Linear Foot | |
| LO | Location | |
| LS | Lump Sum | quantity = 1 |
| LU | Luminaire | light fixture |
| MB | Board Measure/1000 | 1 board measure = 12″×12″×1″; to 0.1 MB |
| MG | Thousand Gallons | |
| MH | Man-hour | for Traffic Control Officer |
| MI | Mile | 1 statute MI = 5280 LF ≈ 1.609344 kilometers |
| MO | Month | |
| NM | Net Mile | 6″ solid pavement markings; to 0.001 NM |
| PA | Per Analysis | |
| PB | Per building | |
| PI | Per Intersection | for signalization items |
| PL | Plant | |
| PM | Per Mile | |
| PS | Per Set | |
| PW | Per Well | |
| SF | Square Foot | 1 SF = 144 square inches |
| SY | Square Yard | 1 SY = 9 SF |
| TH | Therm | 1 TH = 100,000 BTU (British thermal units) |
| TN | Ton | 1 short TN = 2000 LB; to 0.1 TN |
| YD | Yard | 1 YD = 3 LF |