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ARMATURE PRECONTRAINTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
OBS

Tendon. Steel element such as wire, cable, bar, rod, or strand, or a bundle of such elements, primarily used in tension to impart compressive stress to concrete.

Key term(s)
  • prestress cable
  • tendon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
CONT

Les armatures de précontrainte sont tendues au moyen de vérins spéciaux. Leur tension est transmise au béton au moyen d'organes d'ancrage à frottement appelés cônes d'ancrage.

OBS

Armature [...] désigne tout élément que l'on incorpore dans un matériau : pour lui donner une meilleure résistance aux déformations [...] pour répartir les déformations et tensions internes, et éviter les fissurations [...]

Spanish

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