- prestressed concrete
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concrete with stresses induced in it before use so as to counteract stresses that will be produced by load; often contains stretched steel bars or wires called tendons
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Prestressed concrete — diagram Prestressed concrete is a method for overcoming concrete s natural weakness in tension. It can be used to produce beams, floors or bridges with a longer span than is practical with ordinary reinforced concrete. Prestressing tendons… … Wikipedia
prestressed concrete — ☆ prestressed concrete [prē′strest′ ] n. concrete in which steel cables, wires, etc. are embedded under tension so as to produce compressive stress and lend greater strength … English World dictionary
prestressed concrete — concrete reinforced with wire strands, pretensioned or post tensioned within their elastic limit to give an active resistance to loads. [1935 40] * * * Concrete reinforced by either pretensioning or posttensioning, allowing it to carry a greater… … Universalium
prestressed concrete — concrete reinforced with wire strands, pretensioned or post tensioned within their elastic limit to give an active resistance to loads. [1935 40] … Useful english dictionary
prestressed concrete — /ˌpristrɛst ˈkɒŋkrit/ (say .preestrest kongkreet) noun compressed concrete strengthened with tensioned wires to increase its efficiency …
prestressed concrete pavement — concrete reinforced with metal rods that is exposed to stress while hardening (which makes the concrete much stronger) … English contemporary dictionary
Prestressed structure — is the one whose overall integrity, stability and security depend, primarily, on a prestressing . Prestressing means the intentional creation of permanent stresses in a structure for the purpose of improving its performance under various service… … Wikipedia
concrete — concretely, adv. concreteness, n. concretive, adj. concretively, adv. /kon kreet, kong , kon kreet , kong / for 1 10, 11, 14, 15; /kon kreet , kong / for 12, 13, adj., n., v., concreted, concreting. adj. 1. constituting an actual thing or… … Universalium
Concrete sleeper — A concrete sleeper is a railroad tie made out of steel reinforced concrete. Concrete sleepers … Wikipedia
Concrete — This article is about the construction material. For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). Outer view of the Roman Pantheon, still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.[1] … Wikipedia
