Analysis of prestress and bending stresses

The basic principles and mathematical relationships which are used for the analysis of any flexural member are applicable for a ire-stressed concrete flexural member also. Pre-stressed concrete members are different from non-prestressed structural members, only in the sense that prestressed members are subjected to additional stresses by tendons. Nevertheless, virtually all the fundamental relationships which form the basis of the strength of materials are applicable to this form of construction also.