Shore durometer The basic test requires applying the force in a consistent manner, without shock, and measuring the hardness (depth of the indentation). If a timed hardness is desired, force is applied for the required time and then read. The material under test should be a minimum of 6 mm (0.25 inches) thick. The ASTM D2240 standard recognizes twelve different durometer scales using combinations of specific spring forces and indentor configurations. These scales are properly referred to as durometer types; i.e., a durometer type is specifically designed to determine a specific scale, and the scale does not exist separately from the durometer.
The Opposing Shore and self-destructive. The dreamlike qualities of the novel are related to Gracq's previous affinity with the surrealist movement; Gracq described "The Opposing Shore" as an "awakened dream". The book was published through José Corti in 1951. An English translation by Richard Howard was published by Columbia University Press in 1986. Elisabeth Cardonne-Arlyck wrote in "The New York Times" in 1986: In different ways, the French title "Le Rivage des Syrtes" and its English counterpart, "The Opposing Shore," conjure up this old image of an alien coast, clearly still vivid in the Western imagination. ... The author uses his extensive classical