Which risk increases when corrosion compromises steel prestressing tendons within a concrete beam?

💡 Explanation

When prestressing tendons corrode, the effective compression on the concrete is reduced because section modulus decline via rust blooms, leading to buckling over time. Therefore creep buckling risk increases, rather than shear failure, delamination, or spalling, which are caused by distinct stressors plus reactions.

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