loss of prestress

Isaac Kremer/ November 23, 2025/ / 0 comments

A reduction in initial prestress resulting from the combined effects of creep, shrinkage, or elastic shortening of the concrete, relaxation of the reinforcing steel, friction losses resulting from the curvature of draped tendons, and slippage at the anchorages. (Ching, 1995)

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