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What is Compressive Strength?

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Compressive strength is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand forces that are pushing on it potentially causing the material to compress or be crushed. This is this opposite of tensile strength, or the capacity of a material to resist being pulled apart.
Overview: Compressive Strength
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The capacity of a material or structure to withstand forces that are pushing on it potentially causing the material to compress or be crushed.
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References

Materials Data Book, Cambridge University Engineering Department, 2003.

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