University of Canterbury

Alessandro Palermo

Stefano Pampanin

A method of manufacturing a pre-stressed beam or panel and the resulting beam or panel are described. The method includes providing a timber-based component (); providing a pre-stressing member () arranged along the timber-based component; applying a tensile force to the pre-stressing member (); providing concrete anchors () at locations that are spaced apart along the timber-based component (); coupling the pre-stressing member () to the concrete anchors (); and releasing the tensile force on the pre-stressing member () to transfer a compressive force to the timber-based component () through the concrete anchors () to form a pre-stressed beam or panel.

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Christchurch, New Zealand

Alessandro Palermo