The earliest examples of wooden barrel construction by force-fitting of metal bands and shrink-fitting of metal tiers of wooden wheels indicate the art of ___________

The earliest examples of wooden barrel construction by force-fitting of metal bands and shrink-fitting of metal tiers of wooden wheels indicate the art of ___________ Correct Answer Prestressing

Wooden barrel construction by force-fitting of metal bands and shrink-fitting of metal tyres on wooden wheels indicate the art of prestressing and it has been practiced from ancient times while the example of tensioning is bracing for building and bridges whereas stress occurs in a member at a force per unit area and strain phenomena occurs by change in length of a unstressed element.

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