Compressive Strength definitions

Compressive strength

In the study of strength of materials, the compressive strength is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to reduce size. It can be measured by plotting applied force against deformation in a testing machine. Some material fracture at their compressive strength limit; others deform irreversibly, so a given amount of def...
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Compressive strength

ability to withstand a crushing force.
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compressive strength

The maximum compressive stress a material is capable of developing. With a brittle material that fails in compression by fracturing, the compressive strength has a definite value. In the case of ductile, malleable, or semiviscous materials (which do not fail in compression by a shattering fracture), the value obtained for compressive strength is an...
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compressive strength

The maximum compression a material can withstand without failure. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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compressive strength

Compressive Strength

Maximum Stress a material can sustain under crush loading. The compressive strength of a material that fails by shattering fracture can be defined within fairly narrow limits as an independent property. However, the compressive strength of materials that do not shatter in compression must be defined as the amount of Stress required to distort the m...
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Compressive strength

Resistance to a crushing or buckling force, the maximum compressive load a specimen sustains divided by its original cross-sectional area.
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Compressive Strength

Another term for dead or live loads, vertical forces on a masonry structure
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compressive strength

Type: Term Definitions: 1. tensile strength, except that the stress is in compression.
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Compressive Strength

crushing a load at failure divided by the original sectional area of the specimen.
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Compressive Strength

The maximum compressive stress that a material is capable of developing, based on original area of cross section. In the case of a material which fails in compression by a shattering fracture, the compressive strength has a very definite value. In the case of materials which do not fail in compression by a shattering fracture, the value obtained fo...
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Compressive Strength

The ability of an article to withstand crushing loads.
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Compressive Strength

The ability of a material to resist a force that tends to crush it.
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Compressive Strength

The ability of a material to resist a force that tends to crush it.
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Compressive Strength

For metals, the compressive strength is the same as the tensile yield strength. Polymers are approximately 20% stronger in compression than in tension. In Ceramics, compressive strength is governed by crushing and is much larger than the tensile strength. Composites which contain fibres (including natural composites like wood) are a little weaker (...
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Compressive Strength

The measured resistance of a concrete or mortar specimen to axial loading expressed as pounds per square inch {psi) of cross-sectional area. The maximum compressive stress which material, portland cement, concrete, or grout is capable of sustaining.
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