| SC | saw-cut, |
| PC | prestressed concrete, |
| FE | finite element, |
| SG | strain gauge, |
| MBN | magnetic Barkhausen noise, Barkhausen noise technique, |
| SRA | Slovak Road Administration, |
| SCM | saw-cut method, |
| SRM | structural response method, |
| Ep | modulus of elasticity of prestressing steel (MPa), |
| fp | tensile strength of prestressing steel (MPa), |
| fy | yield stress of prestressing steel (MPa), |
| NA | numerical analysis, |
| TDA | time-dependent analysis, |
| fc,cyl | cylindrical compressive strength of concrete (MPa), |
| fc,cube | cubic compressive strength of concrete (MPa), |
| ft | tensile strength of concrete (MPa), |
| ν | Poisson’s ratio (-), |
| σc,0 | initial stress in concrete (MPa), |
| σc,30 | stress in concrete after application of saw-cuts (MPa), |
| Δσc | change in stress (MPa), |
| ΔPm62,residual | residual prestressing force (kN), |
| Ai | ideal cross-sectional area (m2), |
| Ap | cross-sectional area of prestressing steel (m2), |
| epi | ideal eccentricity of prestressing force from the neutral axis (m), |
| Iyi | ideal second moment of inertia (m4), |
| zi | position of the neutral axis of an ideal cross-section from the edge (m), |
| MG | moment due to dead load (kNm). |