Computer · Prestressed Concrete Structures
The primary purpose of high-strength steel tendons in prestressed concrete elements is:
- 1To completely eliminate the requirement of cement paste
- 2To increase the bond stress between steel and aggregate
- 3To induce initial compressive stresses in the concrete matrix✓
- 4To resist shear stresses and diagonal tension exclusively
Correct answer
To induce initial compressive stresses in the concrete matrix
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