Chief Executive Mechanic of the Department of Public Works Nicos Iacovou explained how temporary structures set up to maintain the stability of ground surrounding the foundations of the planned apartment block had collapsed overnight, causing a loss of resistance underneath the road and subsequent misalignment of the concrete above.
What does LOR stand for?
LOR stands for Loss of Resistance
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SUMMARY Identification of the epidural space is often performed using the loss of resistance technique to either air or saline.
Many scientists dismissed those magnetic behaviors as irrelevant to the so-called high-temperature superconductors' loss of resistance.
It is puzzling as to why this loss of resistance appeared to progress more quickly in trees of the larger diameter class than in the smaller diameter class.
During surgery, grayish necrotic fascia, extensive subcutaneous tissue necrosis, loss of resistance of the normally adherent superficial fascia to blunt dissection, and foul-smelling "dishwater" pus were noted.