Which outcome results from insufficient concrete curing within a post-tensioned concrete beam?

A)Increased tendon corrosion from chloride ingress

B)Reduced bond strength and anchorage capacity

C)Accelerated creep and accelerated strain losses✓

D)Higher elastic modulus and section stiffness

💡 Explanation

When concrete is insufficiently cured, hydration is incomplete, resulting in reduced long-term creep resistance because the porous microstructure is weaker. Therefore accelerated creep strain losses occur, rather than corrosion, reduced bond strength or greater stiffness, those these require vastly different mechanisms related to chemical or mechanical degradation.

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Which outcome results from insufficient concrete curing within a post-tensioned concrete beam?

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