Freyssinet Australia

Freyssinet Australia specialises in design and construction services in the fields of building post-tensioning, civil engineering and structural repairs for all purposes: transport (bridges, tunnels), industry (reservoirs, silos, wharves), energy, commercial and retail, high-rise buildings etc. The Soletanche Freyssinet Group has an unrivalled reputation in the fields of specialised civil engineering for soils and structures. It operates in over 80 countries spanning 5 continents. Freyssinet Australia forms part of this global network and services Australia, New-Zealand, Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands of the Pacific Ocean. History Eugène Freyssinet conceived the idea of prestressing for the first time in 1903. Three years later, a circular described elastic properties of concrete, previously only known for steel. The stage was set for the prestressing adventure to begin. However it was not until 1928 that a patent entitled the "Manufacturing process for reinforced concrete components" was taken out for the prestressing system. The term "prestressing" did not appear until 1932. Freyssinet made a spectacular demonstration of the advantages of prestressing in 1934, when it successfully consolidated the Le Havre shipping terminal.