The ultimate strength of a material in tension, compression, or shear,
respectively, is the maximum tensile, compressive, or shear stress that the
material can sustain, calculated on the basis of the ultimate load and the
original or unstrained dimensions. It is implied that the condition of stress
represents uniaxial tension, uniaxial compression, or pure shear, as the case
may be. Roark
Source:
Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
