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Prestressed concrete is a form of
concrete used in construction. It is
substantially "
prestressed" (compressed)
during production, in a
manner that strengthens...
- In
structural engineering, a
prestressed structure is a load-bearing
structure whose overall integrity,
stability and
security depend, primarily, on prestressing:...
- industry,
represented primarily by of the Precast/
Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI),
focuses on
prestressed concrete elements and on
other precast concrete...
- made
using prestressed concrete and are also
referred to as
beams in beam-and-block
slabs or as ribs in rib-and-block slabs.
These prestressed concrete...
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Prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) is a
common variety of large-diameter
concrete pressure pipe used for
transporting water and wastewater. PCCP...
- a
French structural and
civil engineer. He was the
major pioneer of
prestressed concrete.
Freyssinet was born in at Objat, Corrèze, France. He worked...
- 4-foot (1.2 m) wide
prestressed double tee section. Non-
prestressed double tees were
constructed in
Miami in 1952
followed by
prestressed double tees in 1953...
- (bending) or
tensile force unless adequately reinforced with steel.
Prestressed concrete is a
method for
overcoming the concrete's
natural weakness in...
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concrete reinforced bridge was
designed and
built by
Joseph Monier in 1875.
Prestressed concrete and post-tensioned
concrete were
pioneered by Eugène Freyssinet...
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structural engineer who was the
pioneer of
standardizing the use of
prestressed concrete. Born in Fuzhou,
Republic of
China (ROC), as the
fourth of eleven...
