Post-tension

verb

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  1. 1
    To apply tension (to reinforcing tendons) after casting concrete.

    "This minimum amount and location of post-tensioning force should be noted on the structural drawings."

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"This minimum amount and location of post-tensioning force should be noted on the structural drawings."

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