The Reinforced concrete means the stress are provided in due reinforcement and Concrete that means the tension stress are provided in steel and compression stress are produced in concrete.There is no additional material required for balancing stress.
Prestressed Concrete:
Genraly the concrete contains tensile stress in steel and compression stress in concrete, when it is not sufficient to balancing the moments, the prestressed materials are provided in concrete that means tendons cables are provided .
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