Tendon Property

Define the tendon properties such as tendon area and instantaneous prestress losses.

From the Main Menu select Load > Temp/Prestress > Tendon Property.

To define new or additional tendon properties

Click in the Tendon Property dialog box and enter the following:

Tendon Name: tendon name being defined

Tendon Type

Define the tendon type among Pre-Tension, Post-Tension and External.

Internal (Pre-Tension): Prestressing tendons prior to casting concrete, which transmits prestress through bonding between concrete and tendons

Internal (Post-Tension): Post-tensioning tendons through hardened concrete members - tendons are gradually stressed and anchored to the members.

External: Tendons are placed external to concrete members and stressed.

Note 1
Depending on the Tendon Type (Pre-Tension, Post-Tension and External), the entry fields for variables related to tension losses in tendons and duct diameter are either activated or inactivated.

Note 2
If the tendon placement location is External, the tendon is displayed as a straight line in Display.

Material

Select the material properties of the tendon. Click to the right to add new or modify/delete previously defined tendon properties. For pre-tension type tendon, consider the elastic deformation loss due to axial force and moment acting on the tendon.

Note
Weight density of tendon is not taken into account in the calculation of self weight because tendon is considered as equivalent loads rather than elements. In practice, the self weight of reinforcement including tendons is taken into account by increasing weight density of concrete.

Total Tendon Area

Specify the total area of the tendon. You may either directly specify the cross-sectional area or click to enter the standard cross-sectional area and the number of strands for auto-calculation of the total area.

Classification		Tendon Type
Classification		12. 4	12. 7B	15. 2B	G15. 2	28. 6
Number of Strands	EA	12	12	12	19	1
Tendon Area	CM2	11.148	11.8452	16.644	26.353	5.324
Duct Diameter	CM	6.8	6.8	7.8	11.5	5
Wobble Friction Factor λ	/m	0.004	0.004	0.004	0	0.004
Curvature Friction Factor μ	/rad	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Anchorage Slip	mm	11	12	11	5	5
Relaxation	%	5	5	5	1.5	2.5
Young's Modulus	N/mm2	200000	200000	200000	200000	200000
Yield Strength σpy	N/mm2	1450	1600	1600	1600	1500
Tensile Strength σpu	N/mm2	1700	1850	1850	1860	1800

Duct Diameter

When the Tendon Type is Post-Tension, input for the diameter of duct is required. Based on the tendon area, the duct diameter is automatically calculated, which is then referred to for duct diameter input.

Strand Diameter

When the Tendon Type is Pre-Tension, the diameter of strand should be entered. The program automatically calculates the diameter of strand corresponding to the specified Total Tendon Area. The diameter of the strand is used to compute Transfer Length.

Relaxation Coefficient

When Magura is selected

Select 10 or 45 for Relaxation Coefficient (C), which relates to the product. Relaxation coefficients of 10 and 45 may be used for general steel and low-relaxation steel respectively. Losses due to steel relaxation are determined from the following equation:

where,

where,		: initial stress,	: stress at time t after loading
		: yield stress (0.1% Offset Yield Stress)
	C: Relaxation Coefficient (general steel: 10, low-relaxation steel: 45)

When European is selected

The following expressions are applied for Class 1 (Ordinary), Class 2 (Low) and Class 3 (Hot rolled) to calculate relaxation loss with time.

∆σpr: Absolute value of the relaxation losses

σpi: Absolute value of the initial prestress for post-tensioning and maximum tensile stress applied to the tendon minus the immediate losses occurred

t: Time after tensioning (in hours)

µ = σpi /fpk, where fpk is the characteristic value of the tensile strength of the prestressed steel.

ρ1000: Relaxation loss (in %), at 1000 hours after tensioning and at a mean temperature of 20°C

When CEB-FIP(2010) is selected

Enter the loss ratio after 1000 hours steel relaxation by the percentage of initial prestress. Prestress loss due to steel relaxation is determined from the following equation:

where,		: initial stress
		: loss ratio after 1000 hours due to steel relaxation
		: progress of steel relaxation at the last time step

The progress of steel relaxation with time is as follows:

Time in hour	1	5	20	100	200	500	1000
Slow Development	20	35	45	65	75	85	100
Mean Development	30	45	55	70	80	90	100
Rapid Development	40	55	65	75	85	95	100

Following formula is applied:

where ρt: the relaxation after t hours, ρ1000: the relaxation after 1000 hours, k =log(ρ1000/ρ100)

When CEB-FIP(1990) is selected

Enter the loss ratio after 1000 hours steel relaxation by the percentage of initial prestress. Prestress loss due to steel relaxation is determined from the following equation:

where,		: initial stress
		: loss ratio after 1000 hours due to steel relaxation
		: progress of steel relaxation at the last time step

The progress of steel relaxation with time is as follows:

Time in hour

100

200

500

1000

Relaxation losses

at percentage of losses

in 1000 hours

100

For an estimation of relaxation up to 30 years, the following formula is applied

where ρt: the relaxation after t hours, ρ1000: the relaxation after 1000 hours, k to be 0.1549

Note

The relaxation loss after 50 years is taken as three times the 1000 hour loss. The relaxation loss between 30 years and 50 years is linearly interpolated.

When CEB-FIP(1978) is selected

Enter the final loss ratio due to steel relaxation. Prestress loss due to steel relaxation is determined from the following equation:

where,		: initial stress
		: final loss ratio due to steel relaxation
		: progress of steel relaxation at the last time step

The progress of steel relaxation with time is as follows:

Progress of relaxation (k)	Lapse
k=1/16 ln{ (t-to)/10+1 }	0 ≤ (t-to) ≤ 1000
k={ (t-to)/(0.5x106) }0.2	1000 ≤ (t-to) ≤ 0.5x106
k=1. 00	(t-to) ≥ 0.5 x106

where to: the timing of prestressing
t : the time when tendon loss due to relaxation is evaluated

When INDIA (IRC:18-2000) is selected

Relaxation loss at 1000 days is as follows (at 20 °C ± 2 °C ):

Initial Stress	Relaxation loss for Normal relaxation steel (%)	Relaxation loss for Low relaxation steel (%)
0.5fp	0	0
0.6fp	2.5	1.25
0.7fp	5.0	2.5
0.8fp	9.0	4.5

Relaxation loss, in relation to time, is as follows:

Time (hour)	1	5	20	100	200	500	1000
Relaxation loss (%)	15	25	35	55	65	85	100

When INDIA (IRC:112-2011) is selected

Relaxation loss at 1000 days is as follows (at 20 °C ± 2 °C ):

Initial Stress	Relaxation loss for Normal relaxation steel (%)	Relaxation loss for Low relaxation steel (%)
0.5fp	0	0
0.6fp	2.5	1.25
0.7fp	5.0	2.5
0.8fp	9.0	4.5

Relaxation loss, in relation to time, is as follows:

Time (hour)		1	5	20	100	200	500	1000
Relaxation loss (%)	Normal	34	44	55	70	78	90	100
Relaxation loss (%)	Low	37	47	57	72	79	90	100

When JTG04 is selected

if the selects JTG04 standard in the Material Data and selects JTG04 for Relaxation Coefficient in the Tendon Property, the Characteristic Value of Strength (fpk) is automatically entered as per the JTG04 code. If the user does not select JTG04 standard in the Material Data, the user can directly enter the Characteristic Value of Strength (fpk).

In case Steelbar540, Steelbar785 or Steelbar930 is selected in the Material Data, the Application of Overstress Reduction Factor is ignored.

When TB05 is selected

iIf the user selects TB05 standard in the Material Data and selects TB05 for Relaxation Coefficient in the Tendon Property, the Characteristic Value of Strength (fpk) and the Tendon Relaxation Coefficient (ξ) are automatically entered as per the TB05 code. If the user does not select TB05 standard in the Material Data, the user can directly enter the Characteristic Value of Strength (fpk) directly.

Note

Calculation of Tendon Relaxation Coefficient (ξ) and loss due to Relaxation

When User Defined is selected

Select the user defined relaxation function in hour/day and loss ratio due to steel relaxation relation.

Click [...] button to add/modify User Defined Relaxation Function.

Curvature Friction Factor

to account for friction loss due to the curvature of tendons

Wobble Friction Factor

To account for straightness/length effect (imperfection in alignment along the length of tendon, regardless of straight or draped alignment)

Ultimate Strength

Yield Strength

External Cable Moment Magnifier

Enter the increase of effective prestress of external cable to be used for calculating failure-resisting moment. Entered stress increase will be used for PC design.