Structural element that carries a load via a compressive force.
1The suspension bridge dispenses with the compression member required in girders and with a good deal of the stiffening required in metal arches.
2For compression members the shearing area of rivets in butt-joints was made half the useful section of plate in compression.
3For tension members of bridges, steel of 65,000 to 75,000 pounds tenacity is usually specified; and for compression members, 80,000 to 90,000 pounds.
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