"structural failure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: structural failures [plural]
Etymology: From structure and failure. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} structural failure (countable and uncountable, plural structural failures)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: structural failure Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-structural_failure-en-noun-N86b38v7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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