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post-stressing
post-stressing n.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈstrɛsɪŋ/
, /(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈstrɛsɪŋ/U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈstrɛsɪŋ/
/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈstrɛsɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > pressing or drawing > wire making > specific processes
patenting1891
post-stressing1941
1941 Concrete & Constructional Engin. 36 93/1 Dr. Abeles suggests stretching the hard steel wires after hardening and setting, which he calls ‘post-stressing’.
1984 Offshore (Nexis) Nov. 92 A twostage stressing operation is required, firstly to effect the peripheral grout seal, and secondly, when the grout is hardened, to impose the post-stressing force.
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