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compressive stress

[kəm′pres·iv ′stres]
(mechanics)
A stress which causes an elastic body to shorten in the direction of the applied force.
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compressive stress

1.The stress which resists the shortening effect of an external compressive force.
2. For a test specimen: the compressive load per unit area of original cross section carried by the test specimen at any time during a compression test.
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For example, the compressive stress will depend on the comressive strain and finite collapse coefficient will be non-zero.
7 shows the evolution process of welding stress [[sigma].sub.y] It can be seen that there has a large dynamic transverse compressive stress at the front end of the welding heat source, up to -126 MPa, which is significantly higher than the dynamic longitudinal compressive stress.
The posterior surface of the bone was marked with chipping along the fracture margin, indicating the location of compressive stress and failure.
Toe or corner crushing failure of the wall occurred due to the principal compressive stresses reaching the diagonal compressive strength of block units.
After 6 hours of exposition to the defined compressive stress, a [W.sub.fm], fracture width of 1.514 mm was obtained.
Compressive stress occurred in the anterio-superior areas of the condyle and a resorptive area developed in this region.
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Positive stress represents tensile stress, and negative stress denotes compressive stress.
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