bertiskorny
Structural
- Oct 5, 2006
- 13
Hello,
I need help designing a PT two-way beam-slab system.
1) What is the design philosophy of ADAPT PT? Could I design the T-beams (input beam and appropriate tributary width) and use the appropriate number of tendons designated in the execute/recycle loop and place all those tendons only in the beam?
What about slab tendons? Could I design the slab tendons only taking a 12 inch trib width (most extreme condition) and design the tendons based on the kips per linear foot output?
2) I modeled my structure in ADAPT Builder. While I could just click on a support line and use the integrated Adapt PT (I am using Adapt PT 7.20) feature to design the tendons that way, how does the program differentiate between slab tendons and beam tendons. I could use effective heights but is this really representative of beam and slab tendons within a trib width? In the banded direction, how would I go about doing this (differentiating between banded slab tendons and tendons in beams in the banded direction)?
Thanks
I need help designing a PT two-way beam-slab system.
1) What is the design philosophy of ADAPT PT? Could I design the T-beams (input beam and appropriate tributary width) and use the appropriate number of tendons designated in the execute/recycle loop and place all those tendons only in the beam?
What about slab tendons? Could I design the slab tendons only taking a 12 inch trib width (most extreme condition) and design the tendons based on the kips per linear foot output?
2) I modeled my structure in ADAPT Builder. While I could just click on a support line and use the integrated Adapt PT (I am using Adapt PT 7.20) feature to design the tendons that way, how does the program differentiate between slab tendons and beam tendons. I could use effective heights but is this really representative of beam and slab tendons within a trib width? In the banded direction, how would I go about doing this (differentiating between banded slab tendons and tendons in beams in the banded direction)?
Thanks