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Introduction - Pre Stressed Concrete

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The ultimate moment resisting capacity of a simply supported prestressed concrete beam is obtained by using

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force and moment equilibrium equations

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stess-strain relationship of concrete and steel

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moment equilibrium and compatibility condition

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force equilibrium equation alone

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The correct option is B stess-strain relationship of concrete and steel
The ultimate moment for prestressed members like limit state and working stress method for RCC structure is calculated from stress-strain curve for concrete and steel.

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