ultimate strength

noun

, Engineering.

1. the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.

ultimate strength

noun

1. the maximum tensile stress that a material can withstand before rupture

Example Sentences

For air-dry wood the ratios are considerably lower, particularly in the case of the ultimate strength and the elastic limit.

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The importance of the gelatine as a factor in the ultimate strength is thus clearly and strikingly demonstrated.

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The ratio of the ultimate strength to the working strength is called the factor of safety.

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In the case of curved steel wire pulled straight, its ultimate strength was found to be only about 90 per cent.

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The ultimate strength of concrete in compression was taken as 2,000 lbs.

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