structural failure (English, noun)
expansion: structural failure (countable and uncountable, plural structural failures)
Senses:
glosses: Loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material in a structure is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive deformations.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: structural failures
tags: plural