Which outcome arises when post-tensioned concrete beams experience tendon corrosion past yield strength?

💡 Explanation

When tendons corrode past yield strength, their cross-sectional area significantly reduces, decreasing their load-bearing capacity, leading to reduced prestress, and subsequently triggering sudden brittle failure. Therefore brittle beam collapse results, rather than deflection, compression increase, or fire resistance, which require different enabling mechanisms.

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