Function
- Effective prestressing forces in tendons may be produced in the form of graphs or animations for each construction stag/step. Instantaneous Prestress Loss and Time-dependent Prestress Loss may be reviewed.
Call
From the main menu, select [Results] tab > [Type : Bridge Specialization] > [Graph] group > [Tendon Loss Graph]
Input
Tendon : Select the tendon for which the effective prestresses will be produced.
Stage : Construction stage.
Step : Step if defined.
Animate : The change of prestressing forces over the entire construction stages is sequentially produced for the selected tendon.
The instantaneous prestress loss represents the difference between the prestressing force at the time of tensioning the tendon and the prestressing force in the tendon in the immediately subsequent construction stage. However, no external forces shall be applied at that construction stage.
Context Menu
Right-click on the Graph displayed on the screen to prompt the following Context Menu:
Save Graph As Image
Save the graph in the graphic file format of BMP, JPG or EMF.
Save Graph As Text
Save the graph in the format of a text file.
Print Graph
Print the graph.