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PRECONTRAINTE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
OBS

preload: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

précontrainte : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
CONT

the prime function of prestressing is to ensure that there are no tensile stresses in the concrete under all conditions within the working range of the loads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du béton
DEF

Mise en tension des armatures d'une structure avec des câbles avant la mise en place du matériau de construction.

Spanish

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