prestressed concrete


noun

concrete reinforced with wire strands, pretensioned or post-tensioned within their elastic limit to give an active resistance to loads.

Origin of prestressed concrete

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby prestressed concrete

British Dictionary definitions for prestressed concrete

prestressed concrete

noun

concrete that contains steel wires, cables, etc, that are prestressed within their elastic limit to counteract the stresses that will occur under load