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Prestressing Material Library

When selecting a material from

the library all properties are
automatically defined
Any property used for
prestressing loss calculation
can be easily modified
Presstresed Concrete Structures SYS CivilFEM
Model Creation

• The first step in the use of the Advanced Prestressed Concrete

module is the model creation. The prestressing forces are applied
later on either of these models:

- Beam element model

- Solid element model
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3D Tendon Geometry Editor

• It allows the definition and edition of the geometric and strength

properties of all tendons of a structure. The geometry may be
shown and edited either graphically or by coordinates

Tool Bar

Elevation
View
Object Tree

Info/Edit Window

Plan View
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3D Tendon Geometry Editor
• It allows to intuitively define the tendons in both plan and
elevation views.
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3D Tendon Geometry Editor

• It is possible to visualize the corresponding cross section

and the location of the tendons along the structure.
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3D Tendon Geometry Editor

• Graphical visualization of all prestressing losses for each

tendon along the structure.
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Prestressing Losses

• The prestressing loss calculation allows obtaining the

instant and the long-term prestressing losses for the
tendons defined within CivilFEM editor.
• Instant losses: P1, P2, P3, Px
• Friction losses (P1)


2
P0

 P = P - P
x 0 1
3

1

1 2 3

Friction losses
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Prestressing Losses

• Pull-in Losses (P2)

w
P0
P1 (x) Sp (w)

P (max)
2

P (x) P(x) = P0 - P1 (x)

2
Jack force Loss due to the
pull-in of weges
Anchored end

Loss due to pull-in (theoretical approach)

• Elastic concrete deformation (P3)

• Others (Px)
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Prestressing Losses

• Apart from the instant losses, the program also

calculate the following long-term losses:
• Concrete shrinkage (P4)
• Concrete creep (P5)
• Steel relaxation (P6)
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Prestressing Losses
• The tendon properties and the calculated losses can be
listed in an HTML document.

List
Calculate losses

View Results
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Prestressing Losses

• User Defined Prestressing Losses

Reads the prestressing losses from a file

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2D/3D Deviation Forces

• CivilFEM calculates the deviation forces produced by the

prestressing tendons on any 2D or 3D solid or beam
structure defined in ANSYS.
• The deviation forces are defined as a specific load set
automatically located on nodes and/or distributed on the
elements.
Prestressed Forces and Moments
SYS CivilFEM

• Prestressing actions for both isostatic and hyperstatic

effects
1 ANSYS 8.0
FEB 19 2004
10:07:19
PLOT NO. 17
LINE STRESS
STEP=1
SUB =1
TIME=1
CFETAB_ICFETAB_J
MIN =-.203E+08
ELEM=31
MAX =.738E+07
1 ANSYS 8.0 ELEM=25
FEB 19 2004 -.203E+08
10:07:19 Y -.173E+08
PLOT NO. 16 11
Z X
-.142E+08
LINE STRESS -.111E+08
-.802E+07
STEP=1 -.494E+07
SUB =1 -.186E+07
TIME=1 .122E+07
CFETAB_ICFETAB_J .430E+07
MIN =-.101E+08 .738E+07
ELEM=19
MAX =.173E+08
ELEM=37
-.101E+08
Y -.707E+07
11 -.402E+07
Z X -984594
.206E+07
.510E+07
.814E+07
.112E+08 1 ANSYS 8.0
.142E+08 FEB 19 2004
10:07:19
.173E+08 PLOT NO. 18
LINE STRESS
STEP=1
SUB =1
TIME=1
CFETAB_ICFETAB_J
MIN =-.869E-06
ELEM=50
MAX =.116E+08
ELEM=37
-.869E-06
Y .129E+07
11 .257E+07
Z X .386E+07
.515E+07
.643E+07
.772E+07
.901E+07
.103E+08
.116E+08
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Prestressed Forces & Moments

• Stresses in the support and in the middle of span.

Checking of Prestressed Structures
SYS CivilFEM

• Serviceability Limit State

• Checking of cracking according to codes
taking into account the prestressing cables
Checking of Prestressed Structures
SYS CivilFEM

• Ultimate Limit State (Axial+Bending checking)

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Other Utilities

• Although the prestressed utilities are oriented to bridge

calculation, it’s also possible to make use of them in other
type of structures such as prestressed slabs, silos, etc.
Prestressed Concrete Structures SYS CivilFEM
Other Projects

• A group of loads, equivalent to the effect of the prestressing

tendon will be created on the model and transferred to its
nodes.
• This method can be applied on any kind of model or mesh
(even on a model made up of beam elements)
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Other Projects