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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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

The more nappy waste in the concrete, the lower the compressive strength.

From Scientific American ● May 22, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2021

It may lessen the compressive strength of a concrete column.

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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