post-tensioned reinforcement

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• post-tensioned — /poʊst ˈtɛnʃənd/ (say pohst tenshuhnd) adjective (in prestressed concrete) having the reinforcement stretched after the concrete is cast. Compare pre tensioned …  

• pre-tensioned — /ˈpri tɛnʃənd/ (say pree tenshuhnd) adjective (in prestressed concrete) having the reinforcement stretched before the concrete is cast. Compare post tensioned …  

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