The 'end block' in a post-tensioned member is specially designed for:
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Normal bending moment at midspan
Bursting tensile stresses in the anchorage zone where concentrated prestress force disperses to full section
Shear force at supports only
Flexural cracking in span
Correct Answer
B. Bursting tensile stresses in the anchorage zone where concentrated prestress force disperses to full section
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End block (anchorage zone): high concentrated force from prestressing jack is applied over small bearing plate → spreads to full cross-section over a distance approximately equal to the depth. High bursting (tensile) stresses develop transverse to the tendon direction. End block reinforcement (helical or orthogonal stirrups = 'Magnel zone' reinforcement) resists bursting. IS 1343 provides design guidance.
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