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prestressed

/ˈpriˌstrɛst/ /ˈprɛstrəst/
adjective
GeneralCivil Engineering
  1. 1 öngerilmeli, ön gerilimli

Definition (English)

Describes concrete made stronger by steel cables inside it that are kept under tension.

Example Sentences

  1. The bridge uses prestressed concrete beams.
    Köprü öngerilmeli beton kirişler kullanıyor.
  2. Prestressed elements offer greater strength.
    Öngerilmeli elemanlar daha fazla mukavemet sunar.

Collocations

prestressed concreteprestressed beamprestressed structureprestressed memberprestressed slabprestressed reinforcement

Related Words

concretesteel wireconstructionreinforcementtensioncompression

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