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. 2021 Jun 12;14(12):3253. doi: 10.3390/ma14123253
Abbreviation Meaning
  137Cs Cesium 137
 134Cs Cesium 134
ACO Acetoxy group
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
ASR Alkali–silica reaction
As/PU Asphalt and polyurethane
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
BC Before Christ
BS British standard
CaCO3 Calcium carbonate
CEM Cement
CPC Calcium phosphate cements
C3A Tricalcium aluminate
CO2 Carbon dioxide
COx Carbon oxides
DGEBA Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A
EN European standards
GPa Gigapascal
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITB Building Research Institute
KOH Potassium hydroxide
LiOH Lithium hydroxide
MgSO4 Magnesium sulfate
Na2CO3 Sodium carbonate
Na2SO4 Sodium sulfate
NaCl Sodium chloride
NaOH Sodium hydroxide
NCO Isocyanate chemical group
NOx Nitrogen oxide
OH Hydroxide
pH Potential of hydrogen
PN Polish standards
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
RC Reinforced concrete
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
SER Solid epoxy resins
SOx Sulfur oxide
TGA Thermalgravimetric analysis
UNS Unified number system
UOx Uranium oxide
UV Ultraviolet
W/C Water/cement
XRD X-ray diffraction
ZUAT Recommendations of the Technical Approval Provision