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Abutment , Strut, Mould method - Amit Mathur - 08-14-2014
The tensile force in the stressing steel is resisted by one of three methods:
Abutment method - an anchor block cast in the ground.
![[Image: abutment.png]](http://www.frontdesk.co.in/big/abutment.png)
Strut method - the bed is designed to act as a strut without deformation when tensioning forces are applied.
![[Image: strut.png]](http://www.frontdesk.co.in/big/strut.png)
Mould method - tensioning forces are resisted by strong steel moulds.
![[Image: longline.png]](http://www.frontdesk.co.in/big/longline.png)
It is usual in pretensioning factories to locate the abutments of the stressing bed a considerable distance apart so that a number of similar units can be stressed at the same time, end to end using the same tendon. This arrangement is called the "Long Line Process".