With pre-stressed concrete beams, which outcome occurs when anchorage wedges creep significantly?

💡 Explanation

Increased creep in anchorage wedges causes a reduction in the induced compressive stress via the mechanism of stress relaxation, because the beam's tension decreases over time. Therefore, load bearing capacity is reduced, rather than shear strength improving, as pre-stress is less effective.

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