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wall incorporating tendon
Posted: 03 Apr 2013, 17:42
by jwsc90
Hi, im currently doing a research on post tension wall with tendon at the core of the concrete. i have tried to have additional steel as a tendon, but when processing takes place, the tendon is not moving together with the pushover action (Real time drawing of the deformed shape). what should i do to ensure that the analysis considered the tendon together?
Re: wall incorporating tendon
Posted: 03 Apr 2013, 20:45
by huffte
If you try a forum search on the term 'prestress' you will get a few hits, some of which refere to post-tensioning in the core of a column. Perhaps this might be a good place to start exploring modeling options for your wall.
If the wall is modeled as a line element, then you might be able to model the post-tensioning bar as a line element with the same 1 and 2 nodes as the wall line element.
Best of luck.