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Term of the Road Dictionary

unbonded tendon

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Other Structures and General Items
  • Definition : Tendon in which the prestressing steel is prevented from bonding to the concrete and is free to move relative to the concrete. Note: the prestressing force is permanently transferred to the concrete at the tendon ends by the anchorages only.

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