ASR is telegraphic name for an 'Automatic Send/Receive' terminal station, typically one that has storage for outbound messages and holds them until called upon by the communications network to send. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GA.HTM
Alkali-Silica Reactivity The reaction of aggregates, which contain some form of silica or carbonates with sodium oxides or potassium oxides in cement, particularly in warm, moist climates or environments, causing expansion, cracking or popouts in concrete. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21066