Phenomena and Processes

Compressive Strength

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

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Abstract

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

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Compressive Strengths
  • Strength, Compressive
  • Strengths, Compressive

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with TENSILE STRENGTH

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97

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  1. G01w.374.180w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Compressive Strength. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019245. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019245
  2. Compressive Strength. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressive_strength
  3. Compressive Strength. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186191