PT System#
Create a prestressing system by specifying various properties
Input#
Name |
Type |
Structure |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
PT System ID |
Integer |
Item |
Identifier of prestressing system |
Material |
Integer |
Item |
Material number of prestressing steel |
Area |
Number |
Item |
Steel area of the tendon |
Strands |
Integer |
Item |
Number of strands |
Reference F |
Number |
Item |
Reference force for plots.
Does not affect actual prestressing
force
|
Slip |
Number |
Item |
Slip at jacking anchor |
Friction |
Number |
Item |
Friction coefficient for strressing |
Wobble |
Number |
Item |
Wobble coefficient.
The wobble coefficient is defined
differently in AASHTO vs. Eurocode.
TENDON uses the Eurocode wobble
definition. For conversion, divide
the AASHTO wobble factor by the
friction coefficient MUE.
|
Min Radius |
Number |
Item |
Minimum permissible curvature radius |
Duct Dia |
Number |
Item |
Outer diameter of duct |
Max Ecc |
Number |
Item |
Maximum eccentricity of the tendon inside the duct |
User Text |
Text |
Item |
Custom CADINP text placed at the end of the command line |
Output#
Name |
Type |
Structure |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
PT System |
Prestressing System |
Item |
Resulting prestressing system |