How, When And By Whom Was Mechanical Prestressing Discovered

Author:  Bush and Almen, Danse and Heiss
Source:  SAE Division XX Presentation
Doc ID:  1962003
Year of Publication:  1962
Abstract:  
in collaboration with J. O. Almen, L. A. Danse and J. P. Heiss Prestressing of metals by mechanical working to obtain improved strength and fatigue characterisitics has been developed gradually over many years.