DavidStructural08
Structural
I am just wondering if I need to do non-linear staged construction analysis in stage post tensioning transfer girder design. It seems to me that since stage post tensioning is performed, it will basically cancelled most, if not all, of the non-linear effects due to stage constrcution. The reason is that when you apply PT force to the transfer girder at the K-th phase, the PT force will reverse the deflection due to the load effect in the (K-1)-th phase.
It just seems to me that amplifying the load with copnsideration of the non-linear staged construction will be too conservative. Am I correct?
It just seems to me that amplifying the load with copnsideration of the non-linear staged construction will be too conservative. Am I correct?