post-tension
post-tension verb: to apply tension (to reinforcing tendons) after casting concrete.
Verb
post-tension (third-person singular simple present post-tensions, present participle post-tensioning, simple past and past participle post-tensioned)
- 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.1977, Post-Tensioning Institute, Design of Post-tensioned Slabs, page 37
- Slab post-tensioned and/or reinforced with active pre-stress: These slabs are designed following the Post-Tension Institute's procedures using active prestress, which permits thinner slabs. They are reinforced with post-tensioning tendons and mild steel reinforcement2007, American Institute of Architects, edited by Andy Pressman, Architectural Graphic Standards, page 37
Forms of post-tension
| third-person singular present | post-tensions |
|---|---|
| present participle | post-tensioning |
| past participle | post-tensioned |
| past | post-tensioned |
Origin of post-tension
From post- + tension.
Questions about post-tension
- What does post-tension mean?
- Post-tension means to apply tension (to reinforcing tendons) after casting concrete.
- What part of speech is post-tension?
- Post-tension is a verb.
- What is the past tense of post-tension?
- The past tense of post-tension is post-tensioned.
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