"initial tension" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the feeling of nervousness or uneasiness at the start of a particular situation or experience. For example, "When I walked into the job interview, I could feel the initial tension of the situation."
There is, inevitably, an initial tension about our meeting.
Before that, though, there is, naturally, initial tension and awkwardness, followed by bonding.
An "axial added mass coefficient" and an initial tension are implemented in these equations.
Increasing the lateral vibration amplitude makes the assumption of constant initial tension invalid.
The use of sufficient initial tension is very advantageous in reducing the fatigue effects when cyclic loads are present.
In this article, recent investigations into the dynamic behavior of a pressure-sensor diaphragm under initial tension are presented.
Among those parameters, the interaction of initial tension force and external pressure as well as the frictional coefficient dominate the constraint ability effectiveness.
Numerous examples are also provided to illustrate how the initial tension parameter and the control points are assigned for reproducing such analytic curves.
The initial tension appears to have eased, with Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa emphasizing today that the Syrian-Iraqi border was sealed and that Iraqis without visas would be turned away.
Jimmy's story was similar to one that Amundsen told in his book, except Jimmy was more dramatic when he described the initial tension between the Europeans and the Eskimos.
The audio recordings, released Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration, reflect the initial tension between tower controllers and the cockpit and then confusion about whether the passenger jet went into the river.
