What are the advantages of prestressing?

What will be an ideal response?


(i) Prestressing closes the cracks caused by the shrinkage of concrete. (ii) It results in smaller cross sections for the members.

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In a broad sense, America was

A. a revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans. B. a place that nurtured a love for Britain. C. completely dependent on Britain for economic support. D. a place where no new ideas took shape. E. essentially a conservative society.

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A machine operator completes a job in 90% of the estimated time. The estimated time is 20.5 hours. How many hours does the job actually take?

A. 18.45 B. 19.55 C. 15.25 D. 10.11

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_____ is one type of inorganic insecticide used as a fungicide

A) Rotenone B) Gamma radiation C) Sulfur D) None of the above

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The acronym NC stands for _________________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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