compression strength in a sentence

Examples

1. As concrete has a very good compression strength compared to tensile, this is a logical design for the building materials since the extremely heavy top part of containment exerts a large downward force that prevents some tensile stress if containment pressure were to suddenly go up.
2. If you want to estimate the odds of damage to your teeth, you want an indentation hardness test or you want to compare the relative compression strengths ( or, given the leverages and directions of force involved, you might need to factor in tensile strength ) .-- talk ) 01 : 42, 16 May 2012 ( UTC)