compressive stress
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The buckling theory suggests that such a member will fail due to buckling before the directcompressivestressreaches the yield point.
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This allows increased flexor forces that createcompressivestresson vertebrae and result in pathological fractures.
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In this case, a rise in temperature would cause the membrane to expand in area, putting the glass under tension and the membrane under a lateralcompressivestress.
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First, the presence of solutes between the bilayers hinders their close approach during dehydration and, thus, diminishes thecompressivestressthat would otherwise force the lipids into the gel phase.
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Smaller precipitate particles in a host lattice leads to a tensile stress, whereas larger precipitate particles leads to acompressivestress.
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Shear zones accommodatecompressivestressby movement on foliation planes.
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This is thought to indicate thatcompressivestressfrom the longitudinal stressing in combination with heat from the sun caused the problem.
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The intermediate-length column will fail by a combination of directcompressivestressand bending.
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The surface wants to expand creating acompressivestress.
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The core of the slab then pulls the surface inward, resulting in an internalcompressivestressat the surface.
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At the edge of the object on the inside of the bend (concave face) the stress will be at its maximumcompressivestressvalue.
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During any drilling process in the well there is formed the annularcompressivestressconditions around the wellbore zone.
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This distinction requires that the rock was under extremecompressivestress, not tension as the slow weathering theory implies.
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Generally, those that can apply significant amounts of shear as well ascompressivestress, are most effective.
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Metal whiskers form in the presence ofcompressivestress.
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Buoyant mantle diapir can locally enhance thecompressivestresswhich may be sufficient for the development of thrust faults.
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Above the dislocation there is acompressivestressand below there is a tensile stress.
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This zone has residualcompressivestressinduced by the elastic and plastic deformation of the material during unloading.
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High energy ions can be used to bombard these ceramic thermal barrier coatings and change the tensile stress intocompressivestress.
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By definition, the ultimate compressive strength of a material is that value of uniaxialcompressivestressreached when the material fails completely.
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