A strut is a structural component designed to resist longitudinal compression. Struts provide outwards-facing support in their lengthwise direction, which can be used to keep two other components separate, performing the opposite function of a tie. They are commonly used in architecture and engineering, and the term is particularly frequently applied to components of automobile chassis, where they can be passive braces to reinforce the chassis and/or body, or active components of the suspension. There are several types of compression: physical compression data compression multimedia compression image compression audio compression video compression bandwidth compression audio level compression compression (functional analysis) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ... A chassis (plural: chassis) consists of a framework which supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animals skeleton; for example in the construction of an automobile or of a firearm. ...

An automotive suspension strut combines the primary function of a shock absorber (as a damper), with the ability to support sideways loads not along its axis of compression, somewhat similar to a sliding pillar suspension, thus eliminating the need for an upper suspension arm. This means that a strut must have a more rugged design, with mounting points near its middle for attachment of such loads. A shock absorber is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp a sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy. ... Damping is any effect, either deliberately engendered or inherent to a system, that tends to reduce oscillations. ... A sliding pillar suspension is one in which a wheel is positioned laterally and longitudinally by a circular piece which slides vertically along a simple rod (the pillar). ... A double wishbone suspension is an automobile independent suspension design using two parallel wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. ...

See also

• MacPherson strut
• Chapman strut
• Jakarta_Struts

Strut is also a Canadian men's fashion magazine[1] (http://www.strutmagazine.com). A simple MacPherson strut suspension on the left front wheel of a rear-wheel drive vehicle. ... A Chapman strut is an automobile suspension device. ... Jakarta Struts is an open-source framework for developing J2EE web applications. ... A fashion consists of a current (constantly changing) trend, favoured for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ...