Sammantryck

Sammantryck is a Swedish noun describing the act or result of pressing together; compression. The word is formed from samman meaning together and tryck meaning pressure. In everyday language it can refer to physical compression when objects are pressed toward one another. In technical contexts, sammantryck denotes the state or action of compressive forces acting on a material or structure.

In materials science and engineering, sammantryck is associated with compressive stress or loads that reduce volume or cause deformation along the axis of loading. In geotechnical engineering, it can describe the confining pressure experienced by rocks or soils under overburden or tectonic forces. In packaging or manufacturing, sammantryck may describe intentional compacting of products to improve stability or density. The term emphasizes the aspect of forces acting together to press surfaces closer.

The term sammantryck is relatively uncommon in modern Swedish technical writing, where kompression or komprimering are more frequently used. When sammantryck is employed, it is often in descriptive, historical, or context-specific texts, where the emphasis is on the together-pressing nature of the forces.

Example: “Provet visade att sammantryck under belastningen ledde till ökade spänningar i materialet.”

See also: tryck, kompression, komprimering, belastning, materialteknik, geoteknik.