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Any member of a structure which is in compression may be called a strut, but the term is usually reserved for “long slender” members which are liable to fail by buckling, as distinct from “short columns” (Para. 6.6), which fail by compressive stress.
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Salmon, E. H., Columns. Oxford Technical Publications. 1921.
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Ryder, G.H. (1969). Struts. In: Strength of Materials. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15340-4_14
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