COMPRESSION MEMBER

A 'compression member' is a general class of structural elements of which a column is the most common specific example.

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Description

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Description

For a compression member, such as a column, the principal stress comes mainly from axial forces, that is forces that fall along one line, usually the centerline.^[1]
The loading capacity of a short column is determined by strength limit of the material. The strength of a column of intermediate size is limited by its degree of inelasticity. A long column is constrained by the elastic limit (that is by Euler's formula).

See also

★ Brown truss

★ Compression arch suspended-deck bridge

★ Tension

★ Tensile strength

★ Shear stress

★ Strength of materials

★ Hooke's law

Notes

1. Compression member

External links

★ Columns and other compression members

★ Bicycle compression members

★ Numberical load numbers for reinforced concrete compression members