compressive strength

American  

[kuhm-pres-iv strengkth] / kəmˈprɛs ɪv ˈstrɛŋkθ /

noun

• compressive strengths
  plural

1. the resistance of a material to compressive stress, measured by the maximum compressive stress the material can withstand before failure.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• compressive strengths
  plural

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compressive strength

Its compressive strength reached 38.49 MPa, about 7.48% higher than conventional concrete.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Compared with the bare sections, biocrust-covered rammed earth was less porous and had higher shear strength and compressive strength, the team reports today.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023

Switch specifications from requiring minimum amounts of cement in the concrete to requiring a given compressive strength, which can reduce the necessary cement content.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 2023

When mixed, placed and cured properly, it can have tremendous compressive strength.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2021

The bolts or dowels would be good for only a part of the safe shearing strength of the steel, because the bearing on the concrete would be too great for its compressive strength.

From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Edward Godfrey

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