Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
Loss due to elastic shortening occurs mainly in
Structural AnalysisOriginal practiceMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
Timber beams
B
Unreinforced masonry
C
Road pavements only
D
Pre-tensioned members
Correct Answer
D. Pre-tensioned members
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When concrete shortens elastically, bonded prestressing steel also shortens causing prestress loss.
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