What is partial prestressing, Civil Engineering

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What is Partial Prestressing

It is a form of prestressing in which tensile stresses are permitted, upto a limited extent, in concrete under working loads. As the permitted tensile stresses may, under some conditions, crack the concrete, some untensioned reinforcement is also provided along with tendons.

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