| BAM | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung |
| CC | Correlation Coefficient |
| CIS | Crack Induced Strain |
| COD | Crack Optical Displacement |
| CWI | Coda Wave Interferometry |
| DFOS | Distributed Fiber Optics Sensing |
| FBG | Fiber Bragg Grating |
| FO | Fiber Optics |
| FOS | Fiber Optics Sensors |
| IFSTTAR | The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks |
| LVDT | Linear Variable Differential Transformer |
| NDT | Non-Destructive Testing |
| OBR | Optical Backscattering Reflectometry |
| SG | Strain Gauge |
| SHM | Structural Health Monitoring |
| US | Ultra Sonics |