Tendon Prestress Load Table

Prestressing forces in tendons listed in a spreadsheet format table. The values may be entered or modified.

Table Tool in midas Gen offers a variety of powerful built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:
 

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From the Main Menu select Load > Load Tables > Prestress Load > Tendon Prestress Load Table.

(Refer to "Tendon Prestress Loads")

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

Tendon: Tendon name for which prestress loads are defined

Load Case: Load case name representing the prestress loads

Type: Type of prestress

Jacking: Order of pretensioning between the beginning and end of the tendon

Stress Begin: Prestress at the beginning of the tendon in the stress unit

Stress End: Prestress at the end of the tendon in the stress unit

Force Begin: Prestress at the beginning of the tendon in the force unit

Force End: Prestress at the end of the tendon in the force unit

Grouting: Timing for grouting Duct after prestressing

Group: Load Group Name