Composites Design and Manufacture (Plymouth University teaching support materials)
Abbreviations and acronyms (including research projects/thematic networks).
E  Explanation  Location/Reference/Context as appropriate
E1 Condition E1: Public interest governance UK Office for Students (OfS)
E2 Condition E2: Management and Governance UK Office for Students (OfS)
E3  Electromagnetic Environmental Effects  
E3 Condition E3: Accountability UK Office for Students (OfS)
E4 Condition E4: Notification of changes to the Register UK Office for Students (OfS)
E5 Condition E5: Facilitation of electoral registration UK Office for Students (OfS)
E6 Condition E6: Harassment and Sexual Misconduct UK Office for Students (OfS)
E7 Proposed initial condition E7 for effective governance Office for Students (OfS)
E-CO  Ethylene Carbon monOxide copolymers  
E-LaSS  European network for Lightweight Ship Structures  
E&T  Engineering & Technology  
Ea Activation energy 
EA Enabling Arrangement 
EA  Environment Agency 
EA  European Accreditation 
EA ethyl acrylate 
EAA Ethylene Acrylic Acid 
EAB Effective Absorption Band 
EAC European Accreditation of Certification 
EACEA Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency  
EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company  Schipol - Munich - Paris - Madrid
EAF  Electric Arc Furnace  
EAFIP  European Assistance For Innovation Procurement  
EAFESA  Environmental Assessment Framework for Energy System Analysis  
EAFO  European Alternative Fuels Observatory  
EAM  Element Array Model  
EAM  Energy Absorbing Material  
EAN  Engineering Academics Network 
EAP  Electro-Active Polymers  
EARMA  European Association of Research Managers and Administrators  
EARTO  European Association of Research and Technology Organisations  
EAS  Epoxidised Allyl ester of Soybean Oil  
EASME  Executive Agency for SMEs  
EASSH  European Association of Social Sciences and Humanities 
EATF  Externally Applied Thermal Field (thermographic NDT)  
EB  Elongation at Break  
EB  Electron Beam (curing/evaporation)  
EBA  Poly (Ethylene-co-Butyl Acrylate) copolymer  
EBFC  Enzymatic BioFuel Cells 
EBGMA Ethylene/n-Butyl acrylate/Glycidyl MethAcrylate copolymers  
EBI European Benchmark Indicators 
EBI European Bioinformatics Institute  
EBI European Boating Industry 
EBIC Electron Bean Induced Current 
EBITDA  Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation 
EBM Electron Beam Melting 
EBM Environmentally Benign Manufacturing 
EBM Extrusion Blow Moulding 
EBPVD Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition 
EBR Externally Bonded Reinforcement 
EBROG Externally Bonded Reinforcement On Grooves 
EBSD  Electron BackScattering Diffraction  
EBSF  Entropy-Based Simulation of Fatigue  
EBU  Engine Build Units  
EC  Electrolyte Concentration 
EC  European Commission 
ECA  Electrically Conductive Adhesives  
ECA  Engineering Critical Assessment  
ECA  European Court of Auditors  
ECC  Engineered Cementitious Composite  
ECCA European Circular Composites Alliance 
ECCF European Council for the Conservation of Fungi  
ECCOMAS  European Community on COmputational Methods in Applied Sciences  
ECD  Equally Critical Damage  
ECDM  Electro Chemical Discharge Machining 
ECE UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event 
ECH epichlorohydrin 
ECHA  European CHemicals Agency  
ECI  Environmental Change Institute  
ECI  Environmental Condition Indicator  
ECITB  Engineering Construction Industry Training Board  
ECLAIR  European Collaborative Linkage of Agriculture and Industry through Research  EU Programme on agro-industrial activities (1988-1993)
ECM  Electro Chemical Machining 
ECM  Electronic Counter Measures  
ECM  ExtraCellular Matrix  Tissue engineering
ECM  Extrusion Compression Moulding  
EDM  Electrical Discharge Machining 
ECNDT  European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing  
ECNI  European Confederation of Nautical Industries  now European Boating Industry
ECO  Epoxidised Castor Oil  
ECO  Poly(epichlorohydrin-ethyleneoxide) O-group rubber  
EcoFMEA  Eco-design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis  
ECOLITE  Efficient COmposites - LIghtweight and ThErmoformed  
ECOMISE  Enabling next generation COMposite by In-situ Structural Evaluation and process adjustment  
ECPT-IHL  Eddy Current Pulsed Thermography with an Inductive Heating Layer 
E-CR E-glass Corrosion Resistant (boron-free) grade  
ECR  Early Career Researcher  
ECRC  Engineering Composites Research Centre  University of Ulster at Jordanstown
ECS  Efficient Closed-form Solution  
ECS  Electronic Components and Systems  
ECS  Equivalent Co-ordinate System  
ECSC  Enhanced Composites and Structures Centre  Cranfield University
ECSEL  Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership  
ECSS  European Cooperation for Space Standardization  
ECT  Eddy Current Testing 
ECT  Electrical Capacitance Tomography  
ECT  Energy Charter Treaty ... enabling Corporate Courts!
ECU  Equality Challenge Unit  
ED  (damage to) Ecosystem Diversity  
EDA Eco-Design for Airframe 
EDA EthyleneDiAmine 
EDA European Defence Agency 
EDAM [Composite] Extrusion Deposition Additive Manufacture  
EDAS Evaluation based on the Distance from Average Solution  
EDC Energy Data Centre UKERC
EDCC Ecofriendly Ductile Cementitious Composite 
EDCTP European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership  
EDD  Easily Detectable Damage  
EDD  European Development Days  
EDF  Electro Dynamic Fragmentation  
EDI  Equality, Diversity and Inclusion  
EDICT  Explain, Demonstrate, Imitate, Correct, Teaching-points  
EDIP  Environmental Design of Industrial Products  
EDL  Electrochemical Double Layer  
EDLC  Electrical Double Layer Capacitor  
EDMD  Electro-Discharge Mechanical Dressing  
EDP Emotionally Disturbed Person 
EDP Engineering Delivery Partner 
EDPB  European Data Protection Board 
EDS  Energy Dispersive x-ray Spectroscopy  
EDTA  EthyleneAiamineTetraacetic Acid  
EDTMPA  Ethylene Diamine Tetra (Methylene Phosphonic Acid)  
EDXS  Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy  
(EE)  Embedded Energy  the energy that can be directly measured, for example by incineration, and not the energy associated with the component full life cycle.
EE  Embodied Energy  the primary energy associated with extracting raw materials, manufacture, transport, distribution, assembly, use and end-of-life processes according to a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system boundary
EEA  Environmental Effects Analysis  
EEA  European Environment Agency  
EEDI  Energy Efficiency Design Index for Ships  EEDI = CO2 (g) / transport work (tonne . nm)
EEE  Expanding Excellence in England  
EEFAE  Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Aero Engine  
EEIO  Environmentally Extended Input-Output matrix  
EEIOA  Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis  
EELS Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy 
EEMUA Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association  
EEN European Enterprise Network 
EERE (Office of) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (US DoE)  
EES Emergency Evacuation Stations 
EESC European Economic and Social Committee 
EEUMA Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association  
EEW Epoxy Equivalent Weight 
EEXI Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index 
EF Ecological Footprint 
EFB Empty Fruit Bunch 
EFE Explicit Finite Element 
EFESPD Enhanced Flow Electro Static Powder Deposition  PC Composites Limited Powder Pregging process
EffiComp Large Scale Efficient Composite Primary Structures  
EFG Edge-defined Film Growth 
EFMEA Environmental Failure Modes and Effects Analysis  
EFML Elastomer layered Fiber Metal Laminates 
EFR Effective Fibre (length) Range 
EFRAG European Financial Reporting Advisory Group  
EFSA Education and Skills Funding Agency 
EFSA European Food Safety Agency 
EFSI European Fund for Strategic Investments 
EFIT Elastodynamic Finite Integration Technique 
EFRAG European Financial Reporting Advisory Group  
EFTEMEnergy Filtered Transmission Electron Microscopy  
EfW Energy from Waste 
EG ethylene glycol 
EG Eugenol 
EG Expanded Graphite 
EGA Evolved Gas Analysis 
EGB End-Grain Balsa 
EGD  European Green Deal 
EGE  European Group on Ethics in science and new technologies  
EGL  Glycidyl esters of epoxidised fatty acids derived from linseed oil  
EGL-P  Glycidyl esters of partially epoxidised fatty acids derived from linseed oil  
EGL-S  Glycidyl esters of epoxidised saturated fatty acids derived from linseed oil  
EGM  Energy Gap Method  
EGMA  Poly (Ethylene-co-Glycidyl MethAcrylate) copolymer  
EGS  Glycidyl esters of epoxidised fatty acids derived from soybean oil  
EGS-P  Glycidyl esters of partially epoxidised fatty acids derived from soybean oil  
EGS-S  Glycidyl esters of epoxidised saturated fatty acids derived from soybean oil  
EH Electron Holography 
EHC Education, Health and Care (plan) 
EHR Electronic Health Record 
EHS Energy Harvesting Systems 
EHS Environmental, Kealth and Safety 
EHSO Epoxidised Hemp Seed Oil 
EIA Environmental Impact Analysis/Assessment  ISO14040:2006(E)
EIB European Investment Bank 
EIC Ethyl Iso Cyanate 
EIC European Innovation Council  
EICF  Environmental Impact Classification Factors  
EiF Entry in Force 
EIFA Environmental Impact Failure Analysis 
EIGE European Institute for Gender Equality 
EIHA  European Industrial Hemp Association  
EIP  Environmental Improvement Plans  
EIP  European Innovation Partnership  
EIP  European Investmant Plan  
EIS  Electrochemical Impedence Spectroscopy  
EIS  Entry Into Service  
EIS  Equivalent Isotropic System  
EISR  European International Submarine Races  
EIT  Electrical Impedance Tomography  
EIT  European Institute of Innovation and Technology  
EKA  ElectroKinetic Analyser  
EKB  Essential Knowledge Briefings (Wiley)  
EKC  Environmental Kuznets Curve  
ekranoplan  Russian for WIG boat  ekran=screen plan=plane
ELADINE  Evaluation of LAminate composite Distortion by an Integrated Numerical-Experimental approach  
ELCD  European reference Life Cycle Database  discontinued 29 June 2018
ELED  Edge Light Emitting Diode  
ELF  Environmental Light Fan  GKN Aerospace
ELF  Extremely Low Frequency  
ELFM  Enhanced Land Fill Mining  
ELiSE  Evolutionary Light Structure Engineering  A systematic approach to design optimisation inspired by nature
ELM  Environmental Land Management scheme  
ELM Extreme Learning Machine 
ELMIF  European Leisure Marine Industries Federation  now European Boating Industry
ELMS  Environmental Land Management Schemes  
ELNES  Electron Energy Loss Near Edge Structure  
ELO  Epoxidised Linseed Oil  ... plasticiser and coupling agent
ELS  Equal Load Sharing  
ELV  End of Life Vehicle  Directive 2000/53/EC
ELVHYS  Enhancing safety of Liquid and Vaporised HYdrogen transfer technologieS  ... in public areas for mobile applications
ELVRT  End of Life Vulcanisanised Rubber Tyre  
ELVS  Enhanced Laser Velocity System  
EM Electro-Magnetic 
EMA Electro-Magnetic Absorbing materials 
EMA  Environmental Management Accounting  ISO14040:2006(E)
EMA Ethylene MethAcrylate copolymer 
EMA European Medicines Agency 
EMA Experimental Modal Analysis 
EMAC Extreme Mechanics for Advanced Composites 
EMAS  Eco Management and Audit Scheme  
EMAT  Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer  
EMBL  European Molecular Biology Laboratory  
EMC  Electro-Magnetic Compatibility  
EMD  Empirical Mode Decomposition  Noise and uneven heating reduction technique in thermography
EMEA  Europe, the Middle East and Africa  
EMEC  Electro-Mechanical Engineering Committee  
EMI  ElectroMagnetic Interference  
EMI  2-Ethyl-4-Methyl Imidazole  
EMIAc  Ethyl Methyl Imidazolium Acetate  
emim  1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium positive ion in ionic liquids
EMImDEP  1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethyl phosphate  ionic liquids
[EMIM]OAc  Ethyl Methyl Imidazolium Acetate  
EMM3  Ethnic Minorities in Materials, Minerals and Mining  
EMOC  Environmental Modelling Of Composites  
EMP  Environmental Management Programme  
EMPhaSizing  Enhancing Material Properties of recycled glass fibres through Sizing  
EMPIR  European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research  
EMR  Electro-Magnetic Radiation  
EMR  Environmental Management Representative  
EMRP  European Metrology Research Programme  EURAMET-NMS
EMS  ElectroMagnetic Spectrum  
EMS  Environmental Management Scheme  
EMS  Epoxidised Methyl ester of Soybean Oil  
EN  Europäische Norm  European Standard
ENACT  Enhanced Characterisation and Simulation Methods for Thermoplastic Overmoulding  CIMComp/FCMRH with Michigan State University and Surface Generation
ENB 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene 
ENCA Enabling a Natural Capital Approach 
ENEI  Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion  
ENF End-Notched Flexure specimen 
ENG Environmental Net Gain 
ENIQ  European Network for Inspection and Qualification  
ENISA European Union Agency for Network and Information Security  
ENR Engineered Nano Materials 
ENR Epoxidised Natural Rubber 
EnVS Volvo  Environmental Screening 
EO Entrance Overcut 
EO ethylene oxide 
EOD Ease of Decortication 
EODL End Of Design Life 
EOF Empirical Orthogonal Functions 
EOFL End Of Functional Life 
EOGO Edge-Oxidized Graphene Oxide 
EOL End-of-Life 
EOLL End Of Location Life 
EOMIC Electro-Optical-Mechanical Inter Connect (TAS HTC-LTC)  
EORI  Economic Operators Registration and Identification number  EORI is an identification number in information exchange for all customs procedures
EOS  Equation Of State  
EOSC  European Science Cloud  
EOSL  End Of Service Life  
EOT  Polymer of bis-chloroalkylether, sulphur & CH2Cl2 T-group rubber  
EP  Epoxy Resin  
EP  Eutrophication Potential (EICF)  
EPA  End-Point Assessment  
EPA  Environmental Protection Agency  Washington DC - USA
EPAC  Electrically Power Assisted Cycles  
EPC  Electronic Product Code  
EPC  Engineering Professors Council  
EPCH  EPicChloroHydrin  
EPD  ElectroPhoretic Deposition  
EPD  Environmental Product Declaration   
EPDM  Poly(Ethylene-co-Propylene-co-Diene) terpolymer M-group elastomer/rubber  
EPE  Environmental Performance Evaluation  
EPEAT  Electronic Product Environmental Assesment Tool  
EPI  Environmental Performance Indicator  
EPM  Co-poly(Ethylene-Propylene) M-group rubbers  
EPMA  Electron Probe MicroAnalysis  
EPMA  Epoxy Propyl MethAcrylate  
EPO  European Patent Office  
EPoMM  Engineering Porous Materials at Multiple Scales UK EPSRC Network Grant EP/X013065/1 at University of Bath
EPP  Expanded PolyPropylene  
EPR  Economic Production Rate  
EPR  Poly (Ethylene-co-Propylene) copolymer rubber  
EPS  Electrical Potential Sensor  
EPS  Environmental Priority Strategies  
EPS  Expanded PolyStyrene foam  
EPS  Extracellular Polymeric Substances  
EPSRC  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council  
EPTA  European Pultrusion Technology Association  
EPD  ElectroPhoretic Displays  
ERA  Eigensystem Realisation Algorithm 
ERA  Environmental Risk Assessment  
ERA  European Research Area  
ERAC  European Research Area and Innovation Committee  
ERA-NETS  European Research Area Network Scheme  
ERC  European Research Council  
ERCEA  ERC Executive Agency  
ERCEG  European Research Council Expert Group  
eRCV  electric Refuse Collection Vehicle 
ERDE  Explosives Research and Development Establishment  
ERF  Energy Recovery Factor  
ERIC  Enhanced Rheometer Inertia Correction procedure  
ERMA  European Raw Materials Alliance  
ERP  Enterprise Resource Planning 
ERRMA  European Renewable Resources and Materials Association  
ERS  Economic Research Service (USDA)  
ERS  Electric Road System  
ERT  Electrical Resistance Tomography  
ERU  Emission Reduction Unit  Output of JI projects, as defined by the Kyoto Protocol
ERWT Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism ProtectUK
ES Equivalent Surplus 
ESA European Space Agency  
ESAM Enterprise Space for Advanced Manufacturing  
ESAVD Electrostatic Spray-Assisted Vapour Deposition  
ESBEM Emergent Sustainable Built Environment Materials  
ESBO Epoxidised Soy Bean Oil  
ESCA Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis  
ESCM European Society for Composite Materials  
ESD ElectroStatic Discharge 
ESDN European Sustainable Development Network 
ESE Education and Student Experience Strategy University of Plymouth
ESED Environmental Secondary Electron Detector 
ESEM Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy 
ESF European Science Foundation  
ESFA Education and Skills Funding Agency 
EFSI European Fund for Strategic Investments 
ESFRI European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures  
ESG Environmental, Social and Governance  ethical investment
eSHADOW  Electrified Structural Hybrid Automotive Designs for Optimised Weight 
ESI European Structural and Investment funds  
ESL Equivalent Single Layer theories 
ESM Egg Shell Membrane 
ESMGAT  Exponential Smoothing Multi-head Graph ATtention network  damage zone localization on wind turbine blades
ESO  Epoxidised Soybean Oil  
ESOF  EuroScience Open Forum  
ESOS  Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme  
ESPI  Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry  Optical NDT
ESPR Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation  EU 2024/1781
ESR Electron Spin Resonance 
ESR Encapsulated Sample Rheometer  
ESR Equivalent Series Resistance 
ESRC  Economic and Social Research Council 
ESRF  European Synchrotron Radiation Facility  Grenoble - France
ESRS  European Sustainability Reporting Standards 
ESSPI  Electronic Shearing Speckle Pattern Interferometry  Optical NDT
ESUI  Energy Sustainability Universal Index  
E-TDR  Electric Time Domain Reflectometry  
ET  Emissions Trading  Sale of surplus allowances to countries that surpassed their AAs
ETC  European Territorial Cooperation  InterReg
ETC  Extension-Twist Coupling  
ETD  Elevated Temperature Dry  
ETDR  Electrical Time Domain Reflectometry  
ETFE  Ethylene - TetraFluoroEthylene copolymer  
EThOS  Electronic Theses Online Service  
ETI  Energy Technologies Institute  
ETS  Emissions Trading Scheme  
ETSU  Energy Technology Support Unit  Now trading as Future Energy Solutions - based at AEA Technology, Harwell
ETW Elevated Temperature Wet 
ETW European Transonic Windtunnel Cologne (Germany)
EU European Union 
EU Polyetherurethane U-group rubbers 
EUA European Universities Association 
EuCIA  European Composites Industry Association 
EUMOFA  European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products 
EUON European Observatory for Nanomaterials 
EuP  Energy Using Products  Directive 2005/32/EC
EURATEX  European Apparel and Textile Confederation 
EURMIG  European Union Recreational Marine Industry Group  now European Boating Industry
EuroNCAP  European New Car Assessment Programme  
EUSEW  EU Sustainable Energy Week  
EUV  Extreme Ultra-Violet processing nanometre-scale electronic circuits
EV  Efficient Vulcanisate  
EV  Equivalent Variation (implied property right in the change)  
EVA  Economic Value Added  
EVA  Extreme Value Analysis  
EVA(C)  Poly (Ethylene-co-VinylAcetate) copolymer  
EVaC  Engineered Vacuum Channels  
EVABAT  Economically Viable Application of Best Available Technology  
EVEB ethyl 4-[2-(vinyloxy)ethoxy]benzoate 
EVEP   2-ethylene glycol vinyl ether-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane 2-oxide 
EVITA  Non-Destructive EValuation, Inspection and Testing of Primary Aeronautical Composite Structures Using Phase Contrast X-Ray Imaging  
EVO Epoxidised Vegetable Oils 
EVOH Poly(Ethylene-co-VinylAlcohol) copolymer  
EVRI Environmental Valuation Reference Inventory 
EVT Enhanced Visual Testing 
eVTOL Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing 
EWEA European Wind Energy Association 
EWF Essential Work of Fracture 
EWI External Wall Insulation 
EWiRE Entrepreneurial Women In Renewable Energy  
eWPC Enhanced Wood-Plastic Composites  EC FP7 BioStruct project
EWRS  Early Warning and Response System  EU coronavirus co-ordination body
ExeMPLaR  Exeter Multidisciplinary Plastics Research hub  University of Exeter - led by Professor Peter Hopkinson
EXHUME  Efficient X-sector use of Heterogeneous Materials in Manufacturing  Cranfield University, University of Birmingham, University of Exeter and University of Manchester EPSRC research project
EXIOPOL  Externalities, Input-Output and Policies  
EYE Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programmme  

Sources:  WIG Terminology
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Created by John Summerscales on 04-Jul-2005 and updated on 04-Jul-2025 8:55. Terms and conditions. Errors and omissions. Corrections.