Prestress Loads Table

Enter or modify Prestress Loads for beam elements in a spreadsheet format table.

Table Tool in MIDAS/Gen is powerful and contains a large variety of built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:
 

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From the Main Menu select Load > Load Tables > Prestress Loads.

Select Structure Tables > Static Loads > Prestress in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

(Refer to "Prestress Beam Loads")

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and enter or modify the following data:

Elem: Element (number) on which a prestress load exerts

Loadcase: Load case name associated with the prestress load

Load Type: Prestress load type

Post-tension: Prestressing effects transmitted to adjacent members

Pre-stress: Prestressing has no effects on adjacent members

Tension: Pretension Force (always positive)

Distance i: Cable Drape at the start node (i-end) of the beam element in Element local ?z-direction

Distance m: Cable Drape at the center of the beam element in Element local ?z-direction

Distance j: Cable Drape at the end node (j-end) of the beam element in Element local ?z-direction

Group: Name of Load Group