Protection to an anchorage is required only at the live end, the dead end is cast in the concrete. The live anchorage is housed in a recess, or pocket, which is wide enough for the stressing jack and deep enough so that there would be adequate concrete cover to the assembly when the recess is made good. After stressing, the strand is cut off close to the face of the wedge using a disc cutter and the whole assembly is sprayed with a corrosion inhibitant. The assembly is then covered with a grease-filled cap and the recess made good with mortar containing a non-shrinking agent.