a hand drill referring now to fig5 two probes 40 and 50 of approximately the same dimensions and construction as probe 20 of fig3 were each positioned approximately 1 inch away from the ends of the strap tie 10 as shown in fig5 each of the probes 40 and 50 were energized for approximately 2 minutes with a maximum applied voltage of 2 kilovolts and a maximum applied current of 5 milliamps after about 2 minutes the electric power to the probes 40 and 50 was removed the sample was then bent by hand not shown at 90 degree angles at the probe positions thus tranforming strap tie 10 into the alphabetic letter 60 known in the english language as the letter u as shown in fig6 alphabetic letter 60 was held in that position for 10 minutes until the it had resolidified probes 40 and 50 were then removed and it was found that letter 60 could be mounted onto a structure by screws penetrating holes 11 an electrorheological aggregate mix was made by mixing 20 ml microcrystalline cellulose 5 ml trubond 2 ton epoxy hardner and 5 ml giant brand sudsy ammonia the microcrystalline cellulose particles are sold under the product name ph 105 by the fmc corp of philadelphia pa in a similar manner as in example 1 40 ml of hot melt glue was heated to a temperature of 375 degrees f.