Pretensioning

Esquema

Getty AAT: Processes and techniques by specific type

Jerarquía

stabilizing > strengthening > prestressing

Descripción

A method of prestressing reinforced concrete in which the tendons, such as steel cables or rods, are tensioned before the concrete has hardened.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300053928

Otros términos

  • voorspannen (beton) [nl]
  • pretensión [es]
  • pre-tensioning [en]