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. 2025 Feb 22;18(5):978. doi: 10.3390/ma18050978
AAS Amorphous Aluminum Silicate
AEA Air-Entraining Agent
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
BA Biomass Ash
BSEs Backscattered Electrons
CCD Charged-Coupled Device
CDM Comparative Dynamic Modulus
CEM Cement (as used in specific grades like CEM I 42.5R)
CM Cement Mortar
CNS Colloidal Nano-Silica
CNT Carbon Nanotube
CoAs Coarse Aggregates
CT Computed Tomography
DIC Digital Image Correlation
ECCs Engineered Cementitious Composites
EPS Expanded Polystyrene
FA Fly Ash
FiAs Fine Aggregates
FRC Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
FRCCs Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites
F-T Freeze–Thaw
GA Glass Aggregate
GGBS Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag
GO Graphene Oxide
GP Glass Powder
HRAC Hemp and Recycled Aggregate Concrete
HRWR High-Range Water Reducer
ISO International Organization for Standardization
LP Limestone Powder
MIP Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
MOE Modulus of Elasticity
MPC Magnesium Phosphate Cement
MSA Maximum Size Aggregate
MTSs Material Testing Systems
MWCNTs Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
OH Hydroxide
OPC Ordinary Portland Cement
PAC Poly-Aluminum Chloride
PC Portland Cement
PE Polyethylene
PP Polypropylene
PS Polycarboxylate Superplasticizer
PVA Polyvinyl Alcohol
RCAs Recycled Concrete Aggregates
RHA Rice Husk Ash
RMA Rheology-Modifying Admixture
SAC Sulfoaluminate Cement
SCMs Supplementary Cementitious Materials
SEs Secondary Electrons
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
UCS Unconfined Compressive Strength
UHMWPE Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene
UHPC Ultra-High-Performance Concrete
UN United Nations
VESLMC Very-Early Strength Latex-Modified Concrete
WPU Waterborne Polyurethane
XRD X-ray Diffraction
XRF X-ray Fluorescence