Laboratory bond strength tests were performed with 6 different types of old tiles and it were performed 3 bond strength tests in situ.
In the laboratory, soil strength decreased from 483 to 314 kPa as water content increased from 0.05 to 0.62 cm3 cm−3 while it increased from 294 to 469 kPa as gravel concentration increased from 100 to 500 g kg−1.
A very wide scatter is usually observed in laboratory compressive strength test (uniaxial and triaxial) data of rock specimens due to randomness in the number, orientation and distribution of micro-cracks.
In the laboratory, the strength of this interaction can be measured by finding the temperature necessary to break the hydrogen bonds, their melting temperature (also called Tm value).
The peak torque values measured by the OFTT were observed to be highly correlated with the measured laboratory shear strengths.
The ability of these equations to fit laboratory-measured strength and physical property data that were compiled from the literature is reviewed.
A detailed written report listing the laboratory's strengths and recommendations for improvement was shared with each laboratory for input before being finalized.
We consider that inclusion of both public and private laboratories as strength of the study, since trend of utilization of private facilities for care and treatment of HIV/AIDS affected individuals has been increasing in recent years.
High-quality core samples are necessary for the laboratory uniaxial compressive strength determinations.
