The profile should now be inserted in the model. In midas Civil, in ULS, we should not consider Tendon Primary, as the demand gets altered. Paste the contents in the ‘MCT command shell’ dialogue box 21.
Open MCT Command Shell from Tools > Command Shell > MCT Command Shell 20. Then OK to create the tendon coordinates on text format. Enter the required offset distance for the profile insertion if necessary. Enter the element number at which the tendon has to be inserted. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. This is to select the starting point of the tendon and the x-y plane coordinates for the tendon 14. This is to select the starting point of the tendon and the x-z plane coordinates for the tendon 10. A continuous beam provides an alternate mechanism for load distribution at the event of failure of the section. Enter the element numbers to which the tendon profile has to be assigned. Understanding Tendon Primary and Tendon Secondary Prestressed beams are made continuous over the supports to increase the structural integrity. The ‘tendon property’ should be predefined in the model file.
Select the layer with the tendon profile. DXF file which contains the tendon profile.
From Main Menu select Tools > Generator > Tendon Profile Generator AutoCAD drawing format files need to be converted into DXF files The steps are detailed in the page to follow : 1. The Tendon Profile Generator tool could be used to import the tendon profile which has already been drawn in AutoCAD.
