Which risk increases when external prestressing tendons corrode in a concrete bridge deck?

💡 Explanation

When external prestressing tendons corrode, stress transfer decreases because the steel section reduces, leading to a reduced resistance to tensile forces and sudden failure. Therefore, brittle failure is more likely, rather than buckling, creep, or delamination which would manifest more gradually under normal loading.

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