| AECS | acid-etched ceramsite |
| CS | ceramsite |
| CSMS | ceramsite Marshall specimens |
| ECS | encapsulated ceramsite |
| EMAP | encapsulated myristic acid particles |
| EMAPMS | encapsulated myristic acid Marshall specimens |
| EPWP | Encapsulated paraffin wax particles |
| EPWPMS | encapsulated paraffin wax particle Marshall specimens |
| HF | hydrofluoric acid solution |
| MA | myristic acid |
| MS | Marshall specimens |
| PCC | phase change ceramsite |
| PCMs | phase change materials |
| PW | paraffin wax |