Strand　debonding　patterns　and　release　(prestress　transfer)　practices　can　result　in　significant　local　stresses　at　prestressed　girder　ends,　which　are　not　accounted　for　in　design.　This　article　presents　a　numerical　and　analytic　study　of　various　single-webbed　prestressed　concrete　girder　shapes　for　which　large　amounts　of　prestressing　are　necessitated　by　the　use　of　0.7　in.　(17.8　mm)　diameter　strands.　Shapes　with　wide　bottom　flanges　are　shown　to　potentially　exhibit　large　stresses　that　effectively　pry,　or　peel,　the　portions　of　the　flanges　extending　from　the　web　away　from　the　web.　Such　peeling　stresses　can　be　mostly　mitigated　by　partially　debonding　strands　in　the　recommended　pattern　from　the　outside　in.　Similarly,　releasing　or　cutting　strands　in　a　uniform　manner　mitigates　peeling　stresses.　While　releasing　all　strands　simultaneously　is　optimal,　it　is　unlikely　to　be　practical　for　large　prestressed　components.　For　conventional　release　operations,　the　results　presented　in　this　article　indicate　that　a　symmetrical　top-down　method　would　not　result　in　significant　peeling　stress.　Moreover,　prestressed　girder　end　region　detailing　requirements　aimed　at　providing　adequate　flange　confinement　and　strand　anchorage　at　the　ultimate　limit　would　be　adequate　to　control　peeling　stresses,　including　those　resulting　from　the　inadvertent　use　of　a　poor　release　sequence.　©　2024　Precast/Prestressed　Concrete　Institute.　All　rights　reserved.