Pick up the assumption for the design of a pre-stressed concrete member from the following:
(A) A transverse plane section remains a plane after bending
(B) During deformation limits, Hook's law is equally applicable to concrete as well as to steel
(C) Variation of stress in reinforcement due to changes in external loading is negligible
(D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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