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Which risk increases in highway overpass beams lacking sufficient composite action between steel and concrete?

A)Premature shear connector failure
B)Accelerated concrete carbonation rate
C)Decreased steel crystallization propensity
D)Increased beam torsional rigidity

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Insufficient composite action concentrates shear stress onto connectors, thereby increasing the likelihood of premature shear connector failure because the load transfer mechanism is compromised; therefore, connector failure rises rather than an improved torsional rigidity or concrete property shift.

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