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Define the longitude tendons Pt. 2

Complete the steps in "Define the longitude tendons Pt. 1" before proceeding.
  1. Right click on the plan and choose Selection Properties from the popup menu.
  2. In the Properties dialog box, set Profile at end 1 to 150 mm and Profile at end 2 to 100 mm, and click OK.
  3. With the Selection tool (), select the two shortest of the half-span (cantilever) tendon segments.
  4. Right click on the plan and choose Selection Properties from the popup menu.
  5. In the Properties dialog box, set Profile at end 1 to 100 mm, and click OK.
    Note: This makes the short tendon segments flat.
  6. With the Full-Span Tendon Panel tool () selected, draw tendons in the next panel:
    1. Click at the center of the column at grid intersection A-2.
    2. Click at the center of the column at B-2.
    3. Click at the center of the column at B-3.
    4. Click at the center of the column at A-3.
  7. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Tendon Spacing to Equal.
    2. Set Spacing to 2 m.
    3. Check Skip start tendon, and click OK.
  8. With the Full-Span Tendon Panel tool () selected, draw tendons in the next panel:
    1. Click at the center of the column at grid intersection B-2.
    2. Click at the center of the column at C-2.
    3. Click at the center of the column at C-3.
    4. Click at the center of the column at B-3.
  9. In the Tendon Panel dialog box, click OK to accept the last choices. Alternatively, you could select Auto Connect, but you would have to uncheck Skip Start Tendon.
Proceed immediately to "Define the longitude tendons Pt. 3".
Parent topic: Define the post-tensioning