Explain what pretensioning of concrete is.
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Tensioning (i.e., pulling) the prestressing steel (steel tendons), before placing concrete in the formwork for the member, is pretensioning.
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Explain the reason a flower will wilt when it is in water
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According to the Michigan studies, managers may be job-centered
a. or employee-centered, but NOT both simultaneously. b. and employee-centered simultaneously. c. and have a high LPC score. d. if they practice supportive leadership too. e. if they adopt an autocratic decision style.
If a seal failed for a hydraulically released steering clutch the result would be:
a. A slipping clutch b. The clutch would not disengage c. Broken release springs d. The brake would lock up