26 - PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
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Practice Questions
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What is prestressing?
💡 Hint: Think about how this helps deal with tension.
Name the two methods of prestressing.
💡 Hint: Remember, one occurs before curing, and one after.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary benefit of prestressing concrete?
💡 Hint: Think about how stresses are countered.
True or False: In pretensioning, tendons are tensioned after the concrete has set.
💡 Hint: Remember when each action takes place.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a prestressed concrete beam for a given span, specifying materials and methods.
💡 Hint: Use principles from structural analysis to ensure sufficient capacity.
Analyze a bridge that experienced excessive creep. What design improvements would you recommend?
💡 Hint: Think about material properties and structural integrity.
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