structural integrity
Holds together safely
Structural integrity is the ability of a building, vehicle, or other structure to hold together under stress without collapsing, breaking apart, or failing catastrophically.
Engineers assess structural integrity to ensure bridges can bear traffic loads and buildings can withstand earthquakes.
The term extends to anything that must maintain its form under pressure: The hull's structural integrity was compromised by corrosion.
Figuratively, it can describe systems or organizations that remain sound despite strain.
- durabilityResistance to wear
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- shearLateral sliding force
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
strain · tensile strength · weak point · safety factor · building codes · corrosion resistance · ductility · load · toughness · redundancy · load-bearing · aerospace engineering · crash test · hull breach · soundness · tension · steel · framework
- durabilitytoughness, durable, sturdiness, robustness, sturdy
- Building Inspectionbuilding codes, code violations, inspection reports, certification standards, final walkthrough
- construction qualitycraftsmanship, workmanship, durability, sturdiness, soundness
- timber framingtimber frame, exposed beams, timber framing, wooden beams, timber joints
- wholenesswholeness, completeness, totality, entirety, intactness
- material mechanicsstress-strain, tensile strength, elasticity, strain, ductility
structural integritystructural failure
Loss of load-bearing capacity
structural collapse · structural damage · structural weakness · instability · fragility
structural integrityinstability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
structural instability · collapse · buckling · deformation · weakness
structural integritydisintegration
Process of breaking apart
systemic failure · incoherence · fragmentation · dysfunction · breakdown
structure, integrity, structural, restructure, unstructured, restructuring, substructure, structuralism, superstructure