Construction industry acronyms - Q
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'Q'.
For other letters click on the list below:
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q - Infiltration rate flow rate
QAAHE - Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
QAC - Quality Assurance Committee
QBD - Queen's Bench Division
QC - Quality Control
QCD - Quality Cost Delivery
QD - Quantum Dot
QDR - Qualitative Design Review
QFD - Quality Functional Deployment
QI - Quality Index
QLC - Quality, Load and Capacity Report
QMED - Median annual flood {with 1 in 2 (50%) annual probability event}
QMS - Quality Management System
QMT - Quality Management Toolkit
QRA - Quantitative / Quantified Risk Assessment
QSPC - Quick-Setting Portland Cement
QUANGO - Quasi Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation ( 'arms-length' bodies, to which the government has devolved power)
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