Intermediate Equipment Handbook
Intech Associates
ABBREVIATIONS
AFCAP
Ah
BPWA
CIDA
CIF
CKD
DANIDA
DFID
DGIS
dia
DIN
EC
EDCs
EU
FOREX
GP
HD
hp
ICE
ILO
ISO
ITE
KDK
KfW
kg
kW
LB
LCU
LVR
MART
N/A
NGO
Nm
NORAD
P.A.
PR
PTO
PTR
ROPS
Rpm
SAE
SAT
SDC
SIDA
SKD
SMEs
SRV
t
TDR
TRL
USAID
V
2WD
4WD
Africa Community Access Programme
Ampere hour
British Public Works Association
Canadian International Development Agency
Cost, Insurance, and Freight
Complete Knock Down (kit)
Danish International Development Authority
Department For International Development (formerly ODA)
Directorate General for International Cooperation
diameter
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Standards institution)
European Commission
economically Emerging and Developing Countries
European Union
Foreign Exchange
General Purpose
Heavy Duty
horsepower
Institution of Civil Engineers, UK
International Labour Organisation
International System of Units
Intermediate Technology Equipment
Knock Down Kit (sometimes referred to as CKD – Complete Knock Down or SKD –
Semi Knocked Down Kit)
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
kilogram
kilowatt
Labour Based
Local Currency Units
Low Volume Road
Management of Appropriate Road Technology
Not Applicable
Non-Government Organisation
Newton metre
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Per Annum (per year)
Ply Rating
Power Take Off
Pneumatic Tyre Roller
Roll Over Protection Structure
revolutions per minute
Society of Automotive Engineers
Single Axle Tractor
Swiss Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
Swedish International Development Authority
Semi Knock Down (kit)
Small and Medium Enterprises
Small Rural Vehicle
tonne
Technology Development and Research
Transport Research Laboratory
United States Agency for International Development
volt
Two wheel drive
Four wheel drive
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