Sentence examples for strength were less than from inspiring English sources

However, changes in ionic strength were less than 1% in our study, and thus not likely to significantly influence the ion activities in the experiments.

Current observations and models indicate that seasonal mean current strength is less than the critical velocity required for barchan migration.

At 90 days, the reduction in average compressive strength is less than 15% for replacements around 20% of the coarse aggregate.

The notched tensile strength was less than 17% lower than the un-notched tensile strength and not very sensitive to the notch size.

The test is fairly simple to run and very repeatable (coefficient of variation of the measured HMA shear strength are less than 10%) with measured shear strength values within range of typical HMA shear strengths as reported in the literature.

Reinforcement strength should be considered in numerical modeling of reinforced soil structures when the reinforcement strength is less than the upper bound value and internal and compound stabilities are concerned.

The effect of added mechanically treated CF on flexural strength is less than that of not treated CF. Due to increased CF fineness, the flexural strength increment drops from 21%to4%4%.

Pay and other conditions of service were so poor in the U.S. Army that in 1878 its effective strength was less than 20,000 men, the smallest force in proportion to the total U S. population at any time since Washington's first term.

Since this strength is less than 60% of the maximum strength, the experiment is stopped.

However, such improvement in tensile strength is less than the regain observed in the compressive strength observed in Fig. 4 given its lower magnitude and relatively high variability.

This type is considered to cover the case in which the bolts' yield strength is less than the bending and shear resistances of the top angle.