Post-tensioning forces...how to apply?

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Jose Leo

Post-tensioning forces...how to apply?

Post by Jose Leo » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:48 am

is there any suggested command syntax to apply initial post-tensioning forces, such as axial force and moment in beam/flat slab members?

considering initial end moments in beams, is it correct to apply moment at the beam-column joints calculated from the total post-tensioning force multiplied by the eccentricity at the ends, i.e., M=P*e..? but eventually this may cancel out for a joint with symmetric beams at the left and right.

how about axial force in horizontal members.? thanks.

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