Which issue increases in pre-tensioned concrete beams subjected to prolonged elevated heat?

💡 Explanation

Prolonged heat accelerates the steel relaxation of pre-tensioning tendons, because atomic diffusion is thermally activated, meaning the yield stress decreases more rapidly; therefore, pre-stress losses increase, rather than concrete strength alone being affected, given a composite structure.

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