Find the losses of the given prestressed beam.

Length = 25.0 m
Cross Section = 0.6 m x 1.25 m
Tendons = 4 post-tensioned tendons T 5 0,6 (Ap = 28 cm2)
The section dimensions are b = 0.60 m, h = 1.25 ms, s = 0.13 m.
Centre to centre distance of tendons = 0.13 m
Prestressing force = 2200 Kn
Creep stress = 5e+06 Pa
Total prestressing steel area = 28e-04

1. Create a new job.

2. Set the codes as follows.

Fig 5 Codes
3. Set the element type as 2D Elast Beam 3.
4. Select the following materials.
a. Concrete = EHE > HA 45
b. Prestressing Steel = EHE > Y1860S7

Fig 6 Material List

5. Create a cross section and beam property as per the given data.
6. Create nodes and elements to represent the beam.

Fig 7 Beam Model

7. Assign the following supports.
a. Node 1 = Constrain UX & UY
b. Node 6 = Constrain UY
8. Capture the beam.
9. Create the tendons.
a. Create two elevation points as follows.
Number ID
1
Cut Number
1
Y Coord
0
Slope
-0.08
Inflection dist. ratio
0.5
b. Create the following points on the plan.
Number ID
Cut Number
Z Coord
Slope
Inflection
ratio

1
1
-0.065
0
dist. 0.5

2
6
-0.065
0
0.5

3
1
-0.195
0
0.5

4
6
-0.195
0
0.5

Fig 8 Points

2
6
0
0.08
0.5

5
1
0.065
0
0.5

6
6
0.065
0
0.5

7
1
0.195
0
0.5

8
6
0.195
0
0.5

c. Create 4 tendons as follows.

Id
Prestressing Steel
Area
Casing Diameter
Prestressed to
Anchored at
Creep Stress

1
2
7e-004
1e-003
550000
550000
5e+006

2
2
7e-004
1e-003
550000
550000
5e+006

3
2
7e-004
1e-003
550000
550000
5e+006

4
2
7e-004
1e-003
550000
550000
5e+006

d. Select the tendons 1 & 3 and change the order to 2 (A tendon with number of low
order it is tensioned before a tendon with more order).
e. Add the elevation and plan points for the tendons.
Tendon ID
Tendon 1
Tendon 2
Tendon 3
Tendon 4

Elevation Points
1&2
1&2
1&2
1&2

Fig 9 Tendons
10. Calculate the losses.

Plan Points
1&2
3&4
5&6
7&8

Fig 10 Calculate the losses

11. To get the losses use the following command.
~PCTNLST,1,4,1,LOSSES,ALL

Fig 11Prestress Losses

12. Apply the loads to the model (Load Tendon).
13. Run the solver.
14. Check the prestress force and moment values on the beam.