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← TechnologyWhich risk increases when reinforced concrete beam experiences excessive deflection under sustained load?
A)Tensile cracking within the concrete
B)Shear failure from diagonal tension
C)Corrosion of reinforcing steel rebars✓
D)Buckling of compression reinforcement
💡 Explanation
When excessive deflection occurs, tensile cracks widen, allowing moisture and chlorides to reach the reinforcing steel, initiating filiform corrosion. Therefore steel rebar corrosion risk increases, rather than cracking, shear failure, or buckling which necessitate overcoming material strength or section instability.
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