ClearSpan Structures has added Pre-Stressed Concrete Walls to their extensive line up of foundations and cladding. The walls easily attach directly to structures’ frames and can turn any ClearSpan ...

Description: Principles of prestressed concrete. Prestressing systems, end anchorage, and loss of prestress. Analysis and design of sections for flexure, shear, bond ...

One of the ways the strength and durability of concrete can be improved is by incorporating tensioned steel tendons before it is cast, which can then be released to compress the material as it sets. A ...

Hear that? Pencils are sharpening. Teachers are decorating classrooms. Back to school is underway. With the attention to these facilities, take a moment to acknowledge the thought that went into the ...

But over the years, Unistress Corp. has evolved into something much more. A subsidiary of Petricca Industries of Pittsfield, Unistress has become known for its construction of major prestressed ...

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A new building material is about to be launched on the market: 'memory-steel' can not only be used to reinforce new, but also existing concrete structures. When the material is heated (one-time), ...

Position description:The Institute of Bridge Engineering (IBE) is recruiting a PhD student to conduct research on reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge structures. Structures of interest include ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is one of the largest state departments of transportation in the nation, managing more than 50,000 miles of California’s highways, or about ...

So far, the steel reinforcements in concrete structures are mostly prestressed hydraulically. This re-quires ducts for guiding the tension cables, anchors for force transfer and oil-filled hydraulic ...

DUBENDORF, ZH SWITZERLAND—So far, the steel reinforcements in concrete structures are mostly prestressed hydraulically. This requires ducts for guiding the tension cables, anchors for force transfer ...