abbreviations in plan checking

[Inspector Gift]

SS - Solid Sawn?
or Select Structural?

 

[my250r11]

It's STI now Sexually Transmitted Infections

 

[north star]

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SS - might also be Stainless Steel or Sanitary Sewer

Also, ...related to foundations and the placement of steel rebar,
...18" O.C., E.W. equals 18 inches On Center, Each Way

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[Mac Moonfire]

Size of opening in mm. I'm assuming this is a government project, so metric must be used.

As far as the abbreviations go...I'm at a loss for most of them.

That's it! the Canadian building code is all done in metric. Imperial still rules the worksite.
Thank you for your help guys

 

[Inspector Gadget]

Any drawing set should have an abbreviations list for this reason...if we don't know what the abbreviations are how can we review plans?

Exactement. I may know 'em, I may not. I just finished a plans review with a symbol [ F ]. I thought it might be a fire-alarm pull, but they're in places where fire pulls ought not to be. I flagged the need for a pull, gave the code reference, noted the plans stated pulls must be installed.

No indication of the meaning of the symbol. Or, in other words, I had no idea WT [ F ] it meant.

 

[VillageInspector]

Whenever I get a set of plans that I am not positive on something I ask for written explanations and or list of all abbreviations. Without that documentation if you make the wrong interpretation its on you not the design professional.