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prestressed concrete

noun

  1. concrete reinforced with wire strands, pretensioned or post-tensioned within their elastic limit to give an active resistance to loads.

prestressed concrete

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of prestressed concrete1

First recorded in 1935–40

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