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- verb Present participle of
prestress .
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Examples
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They are used where high-strength bolted or screwed joints are required to have a specific torque (tightening torque) or where there are several bolted or screwed joints on one component part and their prestressing is to be the same.
8. Tools Frank Wenghfer 1990
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(The torque spanner is used on high-strength bolted and screwed joints which require a specific torque or where there are several bolted or screwed joints on one component part and their prestressing is the same.) 17.
1. Objectives and Contents of the Practical Training in the Techniques of Making Threaded Joints 1990
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The commission in the case fined 16 other producers of prestressing steel, which is used to strengthen concrete structures.
EU Slashes ArcelorMittal Antitrust Fine Matthew Dalton 2011
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BRUSSELS—The European Commission on Monday said it has sharply reduced an antitrust fine levied against steel giant ArcelorMittal for participating in a long-running cartel operated by prestressing steel producers.
EU Slashes ArcelorMittal Antitrust Fine Matthew Dalton 2011
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"During all stages of the proceeding, Voestalpine has made it abundantly plain to the EU Commission that the company has never been involved in the prestressing steel cartel," Voestalpine said.
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The reinforcement is prestressed in the ring direction, for which the winding process and prestressing through core expansion are available.
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Generally, prestressing of the axial reinforcement is also performed.
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Savings in steel reinforcement can be made by good structural design and use of bars with ribs or prestressing with colddrawn low-carbon steel wire.
4. Roof structure 1993
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(There are prestressing and service stress, which act as tensile or compressive forces, and shearing stress.) 14.
1. Objectives and Contents of the Practical Training in the Techniques of Making Threaded Joints 1990
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Discuss and compare the various ways stresses can act in a joint, i.e. prestressing, service stress, tensile and compressive stresses as well as shearing stress.
1. Objectives and Contents of the Practical Training in the Techniques of Making Threaded Joints 1990
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