compression failure [kəm′presh·ən ‚fāl·yər]
(engineering)
Buckling or collapse caused by compression, as of a steel or concrete column or of wood fibers.
compression failure
1.Mechanical failure in wood as a result of compression along the direction of the grain, due either to direct-end
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