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What does compressive mean?

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Adjective
  1. That compresses
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Polymer modification is said to give the product tensile, flexural, and compressive strength that is well above normal concrete.
High-strength concrete, that is, compressive strengths of 12,000 to 14,000 psi, doesn't need air-entrainment, but it is often specified anyway.
The pier concrete resists the compressive forces of the structure, and the steel reinforcing resists tensile forces, such as from soil heave.
The compressive form-active dome is a composite of in situ and precast reinforced concrete.
They also have much higher compressive strengths than the concrete mix you are thinking of using.
The granularity of sand and water content have great effect in the increase of compressive stresses.

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