What Is Relaxation?
2026/07/11

What Is Relaxation? | Explaining How PC Steel Strands Gradually Loosen Using Rubber Bands [Anchor Basics]

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, after I wrote an article about set loss, I got a question asking, “So, what exactly is relaxation?” lol. That’s a good question, lol. If I told you, “It’s in the Design and Construction Guidelines for Ground Anchor Works!” you’d probably be like, “Whaaaat?!” lol. At our company…

What is creep?
2024/03/26

Explaining the Difficulty of Explaining

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. With the ground anchor tensioning method, relaxation and creep stabilized during the load-holding period. When we shortened the load-holding period, the government agency asked why we did that. It’s written in the tensioning plan, and it’s also in the construction standards. …

What is creep?
2017/12/06

Explaining the Difficulty of Explaining | Government Agency Response to Shortening Load Holding Time

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. With the ground anchor tensioning method, relaxation and creep stabilized during the load-holding period. When we shortened the load-holding period, the government agency asked why we did that. It’s written in the tensioning plan, and it’s also in the construction standards. …