Why Pre-Stress Concrete?

Pre-stressed concrete technology has come a long way since some of the first patents only about 100 years ago. In this video we cover the basics of pre-stressing in contrast to traditionally reinforced concrete.

00:05 - plain concrete
00:30 - traditionally reinforced concrete
00:50 - tension zones
01:10 - pre-tensioned concrete
02:00 - pre-stress calibration
02:15 - shrinkage
02:50 - high strength materials
03:15 - post-tensioned concrete
04:00 - benefits and costs

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