If is the sectional area of a pre-stressed rectangular beam provided with a tendon pre-stressed
by a force through its centroidal longitudinal axis, the compressive stress in concrete, is
(A) P/A
(B) A/P
(C) P/2A
(D) 2A/P

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Answer :

Answer: Option A

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