单词 | post-tension |
释义 | post-tensionv. Building and Engineering. transitive and intransitive. To apply tension to (a structure or material) after assembly or some other treatment; esp. to stretch (reinforcing rods in concrete) by the application of tension after the concrete has set. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > compress, stretch, or tension components precompress1920 prestress1934 prestretch1936 pre-tension1936 post-stretch1941 post-tension1974 1974 T. Y. Lin & P. Zia in B. Bresler Reinforced Concrete Engin. I. vi. 302 The amount of concrete posttensioned at the job site in the U.S.A...is estimated to have been about 700,000 cu yd in 1972. 1981 E. Grossman tr. R. Segre Lat. Amer. in its Archit. vii. 165 The system consists of prefabricated columns and floor slabs which are post-tensioned in the construction. 1994 Architect's Jrnl. 19 Jan. 46/1 The cables were swaged to stainless-steel bottle-screws and post-tensioned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1974 |
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