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Physical Phenomena > Mechanical Phenomena > Compressive Strength

Preferred term

Compressive Strength  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • do not confuse with TENSILE STRENGTH

Scope note

  • The maximum compression a material can withstand without failure. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p427)

History note

  • 97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019245

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