prestressed concrete

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prestressed concrete

(Building) 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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prestressed concrete

[ˈpriːˌstrɛstˈkɒnkriːt] adj → cemento armato precompresso

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