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. 2014 Nov 10;9(11):e112560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112560

Table 4. Results of Tukey-Kramer Honest Significant Difference test of all Phase 2 results.

Overlap Joint Class by Adhesive LoadingAgent and Substrate Condition Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Mean AdhesiveFracture Energy(Joules/Meter2) # OverlapJoints (n)
#1, Silt and clay-sized with colloidal particles– Rough Substrate A 39.89 5
Gum Arabic Only – Rough Substrate B 22.84 5
#4, Silt and clay-sized with very fine sand –Rough Substrate B C 17.15 15
Gum Arabic Only – Smooth Substrate C D E 10.99 5
#3, Fine sand mixture – Rough Substrate D 9.38 14
#4, Silt and clay-sized with very fine sand –Smooth Substrate D E 8.93 14
#6, Fine sand only – Rough Substrate D E 7.99 11
#1, Silt and clay-sized with colloidal particles– Smooth Substrate D E 7.79 16
#2, Medium sand mixture – Rough Substrate D E 7.05 13
#3, Fine sand mixture – Smooth Substrate D E 6.82 15
#7, Coarse sand only – Smooth Substrate D E 6.38 20
#5, Medium sand only – Smooth Substrate D E 6.19 20
#5, Medium sand only – Rough Substrate D E 6.17 11
#6, Fine sand only – Smooth Substrate D E 6.06 19
#7, Coarse sand only – Rough Substrate D E 5.45 10
#2, Medium sand mixture – Smooth Substrate E 4.33 15

Classes not connected by the same letter are significantly different. q* = 3.472, α = 0.05, N = 208.