Definitions
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- verb construction To apply
stress tostructural components in order to produce atension that counteracts the loads to which the component is subjected in its designed use.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Compressive forces - act in the opposite direction of the prestress and lessen the stress in the bolt.
7. Stresses in Threaded Joint Frank Wenghfer 1990
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Tensile forces - act in the direction of the prestress and increase the stress in the bolt.
7. Stresses in Threaded Joint Frank Wenghfer 1990
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(Longitudinal prestress would be easier; reinforcement in both directions should also be easy.)
CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries piolenc 2010
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Idid static analysis with prestress ON, EXIT solution, reopen solution, then modal analysis with prestress ON. on Mon, 2009-05-18 11: 31.
iMechanica - Comments Peter Rozsar 2010
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The apparent simplicity of the structure´s joints requires in fact the development of complex calculations, due to the reinforcement, and the prestress and post-tension of the steel rods that sew the web of the beams.
Archinect.com Feed 2009
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The company also produces asphalt, cement, ready-mix concrete and prestress / precast concrete and provides extensive construction services, including aggregate placement, asphalt paving, concrete construction, airport work and marine construction.
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The apparent simplicity of the structure´s joints requires in fact the development of complex calculations, due to the reinforcement, and the prestress and post-tension of the steel rods that sew the web of the beams.
Archinect.com Feed 2009
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Idid static analysis with prestress ON, EXIT solution, reopen solution, then modal analysis with prestress ON.
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The apparent simplicity of the structure´s joints requires in fact the development of complex calculations, due to the reinforcement, and the prestress and post-tension of the steel rods that sew the web of the beams.
Archinect.com Feed 2009
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I. Stiffness and prestress are closely associated in adherent contractile cells.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ramaswamy Krishnan et al. 2009
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