In post-tensioned prestressed concrete, the bursting tensile force in the anchorage zone is due to:
Choose the correct answer
Creep and shrinkage
The Poisson effect of longitudinal compression spreading laterally
Differential temperature
Corrosion of wires
Correct Answer
B. The Poisson effect of longitudinal compression spreading laterally
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When a large concentrated prestress is applied at the anchorage, the high local compressive stress spreads out over the full cross-section. This spread induces transverse tensile (bursting) forces in the anchorage zone which must be reinforced (using helical reinforcement or links).
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