Which risk increases when excessive force is applied during tensioning of prestressing strands in concrete beams?

💡 Explanation

When excessive force is applied, strain hardening cannot occur adequately leading to micro-cracks because the material's yield strength is exceeded, causing brittle fracture in the strands. Therefore brittle fracture increases rather than debonding, creep, or compressive failure, which result from lower forces or different environmental factors.

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