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  2. Compression (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Compression of solids has many implications in materials science, physics and structural engineering, for compression yields noticeable amounts of stress and tension. By inducing compression, mechanical properties such as compressive strength or modulus of elasticity, can be measured. [5]

  3. Compressive strength - Wikipedia

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    In mechanics, compressive strength (or compression strength) is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to reduce size (compression). It is opposed to tensile strength which withstands loads tending to elongate, resisting tension (being pulled apart).

  4. Compression - Wikipedia

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    Compression (physics), size reduction due to forces; Compression member, a structural element such as a column; Compressibility, susceptibility to compression; Gas compression; Compression ratio, of a combustion engine; Compression (geology) Compression or compressive strength

  5. Tensegrity - Wikipedia

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    Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on a system of isolated components under compression inside a network of continuous tension, and arranged in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other while the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially.

  6. Glossary of mechanical engineering - Wikipedia

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    Compression ratio – The static compression ratio, (symbol ), [45] of an internal combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity. It is a fundamental specification for many common combustion engines.

  7. Data compression - Wikipedia

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    Compression algorithms can average a color across these similar areas in a manner similar to those used in JPEG image compression. [10] As in all lossy compression, there is a trade-off between video quality and bit rate, cost of processing the compression and decompression

  8. Solid mechanics - Wikipedia

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    A solid is a material that can support a substantial amount of shearing force over a given time scale during a natural or industrial process or action. This is what distinguishes solids from fluids, because fluids also support normal forces which are those forces that are directed perpendicular to the material plane across from which they act and normal stress is the normal force per unit area ...

  9. Compression member - Wikipedia

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    A compression member is a structural element that primarily resists forces, which act to shorten or compress the member along its length. Commonly found in engineering and architectural structures, such as columns, struts, and braces, compression members are designed to withstand loads that push or press on them without buckling or failing. The ...