RAM Concept Help

Define the latitude tendons Pt. 4

Complete the steps in "Define the latitude tendons Pt. 3" 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 375 mm and click OK.
    Note: This sets the tendon anchorage profile to the centroid of the 250 mm slab, rather than the centroid of the drop cap.
  3. With the Selection tool (), double click the tendon segment at B-2.
  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 462 mm and click OK.
  6. With the Selection tool (), double click the tendon segment at C-2.
  7. Right click on the plan and choose Selection Properties from the popup menu.
  8. In the Properties dialog box, set Profile at end 1 to 162 mm and click OK.
    Note: This accounts for the step near this location.
  9. With the Selection tool (), select the tendon segments between C-2 and C-3.
  10. Click the Calc Profile tool (). The Calc Tendon Profile dialog box appears and reports the current balance load is -43.57 kN/m. If this is not the number then you probably selected only one tendon segment.
  11. Click Cancel.
Proceed immediately to "Define the latitude tendons Pt. 5".
Parent topic: Define the post-tensioning