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Accessories for prestressing

For prestressing, accessories include the following items.

- the ducts (steel or plastics) cast into the concrete to accommodate the prestressing tendons,
- the jacks and anchorages for stressing the tendons
- the fittings required to grout the tendons after stressing.

Acknowledgement: The Concrete Society

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