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Introduction - Pre Stressed Concrete

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Fully prestressed concrete beams

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resist all the working loads by prestress

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resist the full live load by prestress

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resist the part of the load by prestress

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resist only the dead loads

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The correct option is A resist all the working loads by prestress
In fully prestressed concrete beams, the tensile stress is are entirely eliminated at working loads by having sufficient prestress. The entire working load will be resisted by pre-stress.

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