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(engineering, architecture) Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use..
pre-stressed concrete
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Pre-stressed means (engineering, architecture) Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use..
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pre-stressed concrete
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