Examples of 'prestressing' in a sentence

Meaning of "prestressing"

prestress (verb) - To apply stress to a structure or material before subjecting it to external loads, in order to improve its strength or durability. For example, 'The concrete beams were prestressed before installation.'
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Use prestressing in the welding of large structures.
There were also possibilities in the use of prestressing.
Vertical prestressing is applied to the completed structure.
There is a new dialog to define prestressing systems.
Device for prestressing an assembly of screwed connecting members.
Ps when it refers to the prestressing steel.
Prestressing is thus applied to the mechanism.
Be used for the prestressing of structures.
In this method moulds are provided with prestressing wires.
Intelligent prestressing system inspired by the human muscle.
Magnitude and location of prestressing forces.
Reinforcing and prestressing steel for concrete and ancillaries.
This led to a series of extensive repairs including external prestressing.
Prestressing force contributing to the confinement of a beam column joint.
Under the effect of creep the prestressing diminishes in time.

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Partial prestressing is characterized by a combination of active and passive reinforcements.
Such devices are employed in particular for prestressing concrete beams.
Partial prestressing railroad bridges.
The system then functions similarly to conventional external prestressing.
Prestressing steel that is being used.
Stress corrosion of prestressing steels.
Prestressing cables over the whole length of the bridge.
The method for manufacturing the prestressing strand is as follows.
This prestressing does not impair the operation of the oscillator.
Properties of prestressing steels.
Prestressing and precambering of beams.
The eccentricity of the prestressing forces helped to reduce these displacements.
Prestressing is automatically applied to the cable once the joint is deployed.
The full length of the prestressing tendon can be completely closed.
A prestressing spring biases the slider against a first stop.
Types of prestressing steel.
Prestressing as solution workshop.
An inexpensive embodiment provides for the prestressing members to be formed by springs.
This prestressing makes it possible to further take up the plays.
I should take account of the procedure being used for prestressing or precambering.
Both methods of prestressing concrete are encompassed by the present invention.
Internal or external prestressing.
A corresponding prestressing is obtained in the skirt of the drill bit.
Strong thanks to prestressing.
The prestressing element is constituted by at least one truncated elastic washer.
Central integral prestressing.
Deviations concerning prestressing of the inner containment of the reactor building.
All this series of steps are carried out at the prestressing factory.
Condition monitoring of prestressing system components during various work phases.
Method and apparatus of forming corrosion protection coatings on prestressing strand.
Method of prestressing repair.
Prestressing members between the bearing seats are arranged as described above.
The attachment plates may be connected to one or more prestressing tendons.
The prestressing steel is steel well known in this technical field.
Is discussed in the chapter dealing with prestressing losses where it is of more.

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