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The Advanced Pre-stressed Concrete module supplies many tools that
enables to take easily into account the pre-stressing actions over
the structures for making advanced analysis and design process.
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3D Tendon Geometry Editor
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Allows graphically define the tendons layout in plan and elevation
views.
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Placement of 3D tendons based on reference points and curvatures
and automatic 3D alignment generation of the defined tendons.
Second order Bezier curves are used by the program to create the
tendons layout.
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Possibility of selecting and viewing a cross section with the
corresponding location of the tendon inside it. Many graphical
options are available.
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Data table view with a graphical and listing representation of all
prestressing losses throughout the bridge. It’s possible to
customize the graphic and listing by selecting or unselecting
different options.
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The tendons can be placed In both Beams and Solid element models.
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Prestressing losses
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Short-term prestressing losses are automatically considered for
the effects of anchorage slip of tendons, friction between tendon
and sheath and elastic concrete shortening
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Long-term prestressing losses are automatically considered for the
effects of Creep, Shrinkage and Steel Relaxation of tendons
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Variation of prestressing in tendons considered for the effects of
prestressing order
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Prestressing actions are calculates for both isostatic and
hyperstatic structures
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All the geometrical data and calculated losses for each tendon can
be graphically shown on a graph and on a table, which can be
completely configured.
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