CFRP	carbon fibre reinforced plastic
CS	coordinate system
DIC	digital image correlation
EEM	embedded element method
FVC	fibre volume content
FF	fibre failure
FF1	fibre failure ($F_{\Vert }^{\sigma }$)
FF2	fibre failure ($F_{\Vert }^{\tau }$)
IFF	inter-fibre failure
IFF1	inter-fibre failure ($F_{\perp }^{\sigma }$)
IFF2	inter-fibre failure ($F_{\perp }^{\tau }$)
IFF3	inter-fibre failure ($F_{\Vert \perp }$)
FM	failure mode
FMC	failure mode concept
FRP	fibre-reinforced plastic
rUC	representative unit cell
NN	no nesting configuration
MN	maximum nesting configuration
UD	unidirectional