Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering

The total time-dependent losses in a pre-stressed concrete member include:

RCCPre-stressed Concrete LossesMEDIUM

Choose the correct answer

A

Elastic shortening only

B

Creep + shrinkage + relaxation of steel

C

Friction losses + wobble losses only

D

Anchorage slip only

Correct Answer

B. Creep + shrinkage + relaxation of steel

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Time-dependent (long-term) losses: creep of concrete + shrinkage of concrete + relaxation of prestressing steel. Immediate losses: elastic shortening, friction, anchorage slip.

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