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Table 2 Result of tensile-stress test and Cobb test

From: Construction technique of disposable bin from sludge cake and its environmental risk

Removable supporter

Binder (ratio)

Tensile stress

Cobb value

(kg/cm2)

Strength

(g/m2)

Water absorption

Used cloth

Plaster (1:5)

3.37 (0.45)

Weak

1493

Highly

Used cloth

Plaster (1:10)

9.87 (2.94)

Medium

644

Medium

Used cloth

Plaster (1:20)

11.73 (0.65)

Strong

250

Little

Used cloth

Latex (1:20)

29.86 (2.74)

Firmly strong

44

Hardly

Old newspaper

Plaster (1:5)

4.76 (1.32)

Weak

1310

Highly

Old newspaper

Plaster (1:10)

5.18 (0.58)

Weak

581

Medium

Old newspaper

Plaster (1:20)

9.00 (3.57)

Medium

149

Little

Old newspaper

Latex (1:20)

29.32 (10.80)

Firmly strong

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  1. Figures show the average. Ones in parentheses show the standard deviation