post-tensioning

English

Verb

post-tensioning

1. present participle and gerund of post-tension

Noun

post-tensioning (uncountable)

1. (engineering) Application of tension to a structure after it has gained a specified strength or age, especially to steel tendons in concrete to reinforce the structure.

Translations

engineering; concrete structure technique

• Greek: μετατάνυση f (metatánysi)