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anchorage zone

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anchorage zone [′aŋ·kə·rij ‚zōn]
(civil engineering)
In posttensioning, the region adjacent to the anchorage for the tendon which is subjected to secondary stresses as a result of the distribution of the prestressing force.
In pretensioning, the region in which transfer bond stresses are developed.

anchorage zone
1. In posttensioning, the region adjacent to the anchorage for the tendon which is subjected to secondary stresses as a result of the distribution of the prestressing force.
2. In pretensioning, the region in which transfer bond stresses are developed.


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