Which limitation arises when increasing the pre-stress force beyond design limits in post-tensioned concrete beams?

💡 Explanation

When pre-stress force exceeds design limits, the steel yields because the stress-strain relationship becomes nonlinear, causing less deformation capacity and increasing the likelihood of a sudden, brittle failure mode. Therefore, reduced ductility from exceeding yield stress results, rather than other issues influenced by secondary effects.

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