Download ADAPT-PT 2012 GETTING STARTED GUIDE

ADAPT-PT 2012 Getting Started Guide
3.1.4.2
Enter The Properties of Reinforcement (Fig. 3.1-10) .......................... 53
3.1.4.3
Enter The Post-Tensioning System Parameters (Fig. 3.1-11).............. 55
3.1.4.4
Edit Base Reinforcement (Fig. 3.1-12) ................................................ 55
3.1.5
Edit the design criteria ................................................................................ 56
3.1.5.1
Enter The Initial And Final Allowable Stresses. (Fig. 3.1-13) ............ 56
3.1.5.2
Enter The Recommended Post-Tensioning Values (Fig. 3.1-14) ....... 57
3.1.5.3
Select The Post-Tensioning Design Option (Fig. 3.1-15) ................... 59
3.1.5.4
Specify The Tendon Profiles (Fig. 3.1-16) ......................................... 59
3.1.5.5
Specify Minimum Covers For Post-Tensioning Tendons And Mild
Steel Reinforcement (Fig. 3.1-17)......................................................................... 60
3.1.5.6
Specify Minimum Bar Length and Bar Extension of Mild Steel
Reinforcement (Fig. 3.1-18)................................................................................. 61
3.1.5.7
Input Load Combinations (Fig. 3.1-19, 20, 21) ................................... 62
3.2 SAVE AND EXECUTE THE INPUT DATA ................................................... 64
3.3 CREATE REPORTS .......................................................................................... 67
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BEAM FRAME ........................................................................................................ 70
4.1 Concrete: ............................................................................................................ 70
4.2 GENERATE THE STRUCTURAL MODEL.................................................... 72
4.2.1
Edit the project information ........................................................................ 72
4.2.1.1
General Settings (Fig. 4.2-1) ............................................................... 72
4.2.1.2
Design Code (Fig. 4.2-2) ..................................................................... 73
4.2.1.3
Design Settings (Fig. 4.2-3) ................................................................. 73
4.2.2
Edit the geometry of the structure ............................................................... 75
4.2.2.1
Enter Span Geometry (Fig. 4.2-4) ....................................................... 75
4.2.2.2
Enter Effective Flange Width (Fig. 4.2-5) ........................................... 76
4.2.2.3
Enter Support Geometry (Fig. 4.2-6) ................................................... 77
4.2.2.4
Enter Supports Boundary Conditions (Fig. 4.2-7) ............................... 77
4.2.3
Enter Data ................................................................................................... 78
4.2.3.1
Edit the loading information (Fig. 4.2-8)............................................. 78
4.2.4
Edit the material properties ......................................................................... 80
4.2.4.1
Enter The Properties Of Concrete (Fig. 4.2-9) .................................... 80
4.2.4.2
Enter The Properties Of Reinforcement (Fig. 4.2-10) ......................... 80
4.2.4.3
Enter The Post-Tensioning System Parameters (Fig. 4.2-11).............. 82
4.2.4.4
Edit Base Reinforcement (Fig. 4.2-12) ................................................ 82
4.2.5
Edit the design criteria ................................................................................ 84
4.2.5.1
Enter The Initial And Final Allowable Stresses. (Fig. 4.2-13) ............ 84
4.2.5.2
Enter The Recommended Post-Tensioning Values (Fig. 4.2-14) ........ 84
4.2.5.3
Select The Post-Tensioning Design Option (Fig. 4.2-15, 16) ............. 85
4.2.5.4
Specify The Tendon Profiles (Fig. 4.2-17) .......................................... 86
4.2.5.5
Specify Minimum Covers For Post-Tensioning Tendons And Mild
Steel Reinforcement (Fig. 4.2-18)......................................................................... 87
4.2.5.6
Specify Minimum Bar Length And Bar Extension Of Mild Steel
Reinforcement (Fig. 4.2-19).................................................................................. 88
4.2.5.7
Input Load Combinations (Fig. 4.2-20) ............................................... 89
4.3 SAVE AND EXECUTE THE INPUT DATA ................................................... 91
4.4 CREATE REPORTS .......................................................................................... 97
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NON-PRISMATIC (SEGMENTAL) COLUMN-SUPPORTED SLAB ................ 100
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