Before revision: There are the following basic types of prestressing: Precompression (mostly, with the own weight of a structure ) Pretensioning with high-strength embedded tendons Post-tensioning with high-strength bonded or unbonded tendons Today, the concept of prestressed structure is widely employed in design of buildings, underground structures, TV towers, power stations, floating storage and offshore facilities, nuclear reactor vessels, and numerous kinds of bridge systems.
After revision: There are the following basic types of prestressing: Precompression (mostly, with a structure own weight ) Pretensioning with high-strength embedded tendons Post-tensioning with high-strength bonded or unbonded tendons Today, the concept of prestressed structure is widely employed in design of buildings, underground structures, TV towers, power stations, floating storage and offshore facilities, nuclear reactor vessels, and numerous kinds of bridge systems.