compressive
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To achieve this, they combined time-spectrum mapping, compressive spectral imaging and coherent modulation imaging.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 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
The cars weren’t equipped with alignment control couplers that “resist lateral coupler movement under compressive in-train forces.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023
“It suggests poor quality or inadequate cement, which is the bonding agent in concrete. This reduces the compressive strength.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
They are nearly as thick as the hull and have a compressive resistance almost equal to that of armor steel.
From The Skylark of Space by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
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