ACQPA

Association for the Certification and Quantification of Anticorrosive Paintwork

ADEME

French Agency for the Environment and Energy Control

AFM

Atomic force microscopy

AFPC

French Association for Construction

AFTES

French Association for Underground Works

APP

Atactic polypropylenes

ATR

Attentuated Total Reflection

BBR

Bending beam rheometer

BGS

Bentonite geosynthetics

CFG

French Geosynthetics Committee

CRC

Continuous reinforced concrete

CSLM

Confocal scanning laser microscopy

DGEBA

Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A

DGEBF

Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F

DSC

Differential scanning calorimetry

EBA

Ethylene butyl acrylate

EMA

Ethylene methyl acrylate

EP

Epoxy resins

EPDM

Ethylene-propylene-direne terpolymer

EPS

Expanded polystyrene

ESEM

Environmental scanning electron microscopy

ETP

Thermoplastic elastomers

EVA

Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer

FTIR

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

GDS

Geosynthetic drainage system

GLS

Geomembrane lining system

GPL

Gel permeation chromatrography

HDMI

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

HPLC

High performance liquid chromatography

HPRE

Waterproofing products processed at high production rate with roadworks equipment

IPDI

Isophorone diisocyanate

LDPE

Low density polyethylene

LS

Lignosulfonates

MPM

Monolayer prefabricated membranes

PA

Polyamide

PAN

Polyacrylonitrile

PAV

Paving aging vessel

PBT

Polybutylene terephtalate

PC

Polycarbonate

PE