Provision of ordinary steel reinforcement becomes essential in addition to prestressing tendons in the production of light precast elements, so as to

a) Enhance the bending resistance of precast elements

b) Avoid failure of the elements at the time of jacking

c) Avoid flexural cracks at the time of loading

d) Enhance the shear capacity of the element

e) Answer not known

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