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External Tendon Property

1. Description

This component operates the External Tendon Property function in Civil NX.
Define the tendon properties such as tendon area and instantaneous prestress losses.

The External Tendon Property function can be found in the Civil NX main menu,select
[Load] Tab > [Prestress] Tab > [Prestress Loads] Group > [Tendon Property] Menu

2. Grasshopper Path

 

[Midas] > [Prestress] > [External Tendon Property]

 

Code Group1 - Magura, IRC:18-2000, IRC:112-2011, KSCE LSD15

3. Component Image


4. Input/Output Value

 

  • Input Data
Index Name Description Type Default

Previous
Component
1 KEY Tendon Property ID Integer - -
2 NAME Tendon Name String - -
3 MATL Tendon Material No. Integer - -
4 AREA Total Tendon Area Real - -
5 D_AREA Diameter Real - -
6 US Ultimate Strength Real 0 -
7 YS Yield Strength Real 0 -
8 FF Curvature Friction Factor Real 0 -
9 ASB Anchorage Slip - Begin Real 0 -
10 ASE Anchorage Slip - End Real 0 -
11 ALPHA External Cable Moment Magnifier Real 0 -
12 Relaxation Coefficient Activation Relaxation Coefficient Select true -
13 Relaxation Coefficient
- Factor * 		Factor of Relaxation Coefficient

· Megura : 10 / 45
· IRC : Normal / Low
· KSCE : Ordinary
   /Low / Hot Rolled

 Select 10
Normal
Ordinary		 -

 

Activation Condition
* Only for if Relaxation Coefficient is true

  • Output Data
Index Command Description Type Method

Next
Component
1 TDNT Create External Tendon Property
(Magura, IRC:18-2000, IRC:112-2011, KSCE LSD15)		 Json PUT/DELETE -

  

Code Group2 - CEB-FIP 1978, 1990, 2010, European

3. Component Image


4. Input/Output Value

 

  • Input Data
Index Name Description Type Default

Previous
Component
1 KEY Tendon Property ID Integer - -
2 NAME Tendon Name String - -
3 MATL Tendon Material No. Integer - -
4 AREA Total Tendon Area Real - -
5 D_AREA Diameter Real - -
6-1 RV_R * Factor of Relaxation Coefficient
(CEB-FIP Only)		 Real 0 -
6-2 Relaxation Coefficient
- Factor * 		Factor of Relaxation Coefficient
(European Only)

· European :Ordinary /
Low / Hot Rolled

 Select Ordinary -
7 US Ultimate Strength Real 0 -
8 YS Yield Strength Real 0 -
8 FF Curvature Friction Factor Real 0 -
10 ASB Anchorage Slip - Begin Real 0 -
11 ASE Anchorage Slip - End Real 0 -
12 ALPHA External Cable Moment Magnifier Real 0 -
13 Relaxation Coefficient Activation Relaxation Coefficient Select true -
14 Relaxation Coefficient
Class * 		Class of Relaxation Coefficient

· CEB-FIP 2010 : Class 1,2,3

 Select Class 1 -

 

Activation Condition
* Only for if Relaxation Coefficient is true

  • Output Data
Index Command Description Type Method

Next
Component
1 TDNT Create External Tendon Property
(CEB-FIP 1978, 1990, 2010, European)		 Json PUT/DELETE -

 

Code Group3 - TB05, TB10092-17, Q/CR 9300-18

3. Component Image


4. Input/Output Value

 

  • Input Data
Index Name Description Type Default

Previous
Component
1 KEY Tendon Property ID Integer - -
2 NAME Tendon Name String - -
3 MATL Tendon Material No. Integer - -
4 AREA Total Tendon Area Real - -
5 D_AREA Diameter Real - -
6 US Ultimate Strength Real 0 -
7 YS Yield Strength Real 0 -
8 FF Curvature Friction Factor Real 0 -
9 ASB Anchorage Slip - Begin Real 0 -
10 ASE Anchorage Slip - End Real 0 -
11 FT * Factor of Relaxation Coefficient Real - -
12 FPK Characteristic Value of Strength Real - -
13 ALPHA External Cable Moment Magnifier Real 0 -
14 Relaxation Coefficient Activation Relaxation Coefficient Select true -
15 Application of Overstress Reduction Factor Application of Overstress Reduction Factor Select true -
16 Low Relaxation Low Relaxation Select true -

 

Activation Condition
* Only for if Relaxation Coefficient is true

  • Output Data
Index Command Description Type Method

Next
Component
1 TDNT Create External Tendon Property (TB05, TB10092-17, Q/CR 9300-18) Json PUT/DELETE -

 

Code Group4 - AS 5100.5-2017

3. Component Image


4. Input/Output Value

 

  • Input Data
Index Name Description Type Default

Previous
Component
1 KEY Tendon Property ID Integer - -
2 NAME Tendon Name String - -
3 MATL Tendon Material No. Integer - -
4 AREA Total Tendon Area Real - -
5 D_AREA Diameter Real - -
6 US Ultimate Strength Real 0 -
7 YS Yield Strength Real 0 -
8 FF Curvature Friction Factor Real 0 -
9 ASB Anchorage Slip - Begin Real 0 -
10 ASE Anchorage Slip - End Real 0 -
11 FT * Factor of Relaxation Coefficient Real - -
12 ALPHA External Cable Moment Magnifier Real 0 -
13 Relaxation Coefficient Activation Relaxation Coefficient Select true -

 

Activation Condition
* Only for if Relaxation Coefficient is true

  • Output Data
Index Command Description Type Method

Next
Component
1 TDNT Create External Tendon Property
(AS 5100.5-2017)		 Json PUT/DELETE -

 

Code Group5 - JTG18/JTG04

3. Component Image


4. Input/Output Value

 

  • Input Data
Index Name Description Type Default

Previous
Component
1 KEY Tendon Property ID Integer - -
2 NAME Tendon Name String - -
3 MATL Tendon Material No. Integer - -
4 AREA Total Tendon Area Real - -
5 D_AREA Diameter Real - -
6 US Ultimate Strength Real 0 -
7 YS Yield Strength Real 0 -
8 FF Curvature Friction Factor Real 0 -
9 ASB Anchorage Slip - Begin Real 0 -
10 ASE Anchorage Slip - End Real 0 -
11 FPK Characteristic Value of Strength Real - -
12 ALPHA External Cable Moment Magnifier Real 0 -
13 Relaxation Coefficient Activation Relaxation Coefficient Select true -
14 Application of Overstress Reduction Factor Application of Overstress Reduction Factor Select true -
15 Relaxation Coefficient - Xi * Factor of Relaxation Coefficient Select 1.0 -
16 Low Relaxation Low Relaxation Select true -

 

Activation Condition
* Only for if Relaxation Coefficient is true

  • Output Data
Index Command Description Type Method

Next
Component
1 TDNT Create External Tendon Property
(JTG18/JTG04)		 Json PUT/DELETE -

 

Code Group6 - User Defined

3. Component Image


4. Input/Output Value

 

  • Input Data
Index Name Description Type Default

Previous
Component
1 KEY Tendon Property ID Integer - -
2 NAME Tendon Name String - -
3 MATL Tendon Material No. Integer - -
4 AREA Total Tendon Area Real - -
5 D_AREA Diameter Real - -
6 US Ultimate Strength Real 0 -
7 YS Yield Strength Real 0 -
8 FF Curvature Friction Factor Real 0 -
9 ASB Anchorage Slip - Begin Real 0 -
10 ASE Anchorage Slip - End Real 0 -
11 ALPHA External Cable Moment Magnifier Real 0 -
12 TDMFNAME * Relaxation Function Name String - -
13 Relaxation Coefficient Activation Relaxation Coefficient Select true -

 

Activation Condition
* Only for if Relaxation Coefficient is true

  • Output Data
Index Command Description Type Method

Next
Component
1 TDNT Create External Tendon Property
(User Defined)		 Json PUT/DELETE -

 

 

 

5. Reference API Manual Link

Tendon Property

 

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