Meaning Of The Word Prestressed concrete
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Prestressed concrete Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Prestressed concrete?
prestressed concrete in American English
concrete in which steel cables, wires, etc. are embedded under tension so as to produce compressive stress and lend greater strength noun: concrete reinforced with wire strands, pretensioned or post-tensioned within their elastic limit to give an active resistance to loads prestressed concrete in British English noun: concrete that contains steel wires, cables, etc, that are prestressed within their elastic limit to counteract the stresses that will occur under load |
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