| Commercial construction projects demand | | | | by tensioning high strength steel within the |
| solutions that are economic to build and require | | | | concrete member before it is put into service. |
| minimal long-term maintenance, without sacrificing | | | | Introducing compressive stress in this way |
| design. From parking garages to high rise buildings, | | | | offsets concrete's natural weakness in tension. |
| concrete offers a strong, cost effective, versatile | | | | Structures constructed with prestressed concrete |
| alternative. For these reasons, builders frequently | | | | can carry greater service loads than ordinary |
| turn to pre-stressed concrete, a solution that | | | | reinforced concrete. Prestress tension can be |
| expands the benefits of reinforced concrete. | | | | applied either before or after concrete is poured. |
| Prestressing is the process of reinforcing concrete | | | | |