Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
spännstål
English translation:
prestressing steel
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
May 28, 2007 18:13
17 yrs ago
Swedish term
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spännstål
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
power plant
If anyone knows what this is in relation to a concrete structure I'd appreciate the advice. Can't quote the context.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | prestressing steel |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 -1 | steel trusses |
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Proposed translations
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steel trusses
or steel components for transferring loads.
As in the steel trusses that we were told that weakened & collapsed in the WTC buildings causing the floors to "pancake".
http://www3.vtt.fi/palvelut/all/all_4/Betoniraudoitteet.jsp?...
(I spent a summer working for Stena stål where I came across this term.)
As in the steel trusses that we were told that weakened & collapsed in the WTC buildings causing the floors to "pancake".
http://www3.vtt.fi/palvelut/all/all_4/Betoniraudoitteet.jsp?...
(I spent a summer working for Stena stål where I came across this term.)
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