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Secondary moments in prestressed beams with FEA-2

Posted on 14/02/2023 by dougaj4

Following the first post in this series, this post compares friction losses in prestressing cables as defined in the Australian Concrete Structures Code (AS 3600), compared with a cable modelled with contact elements in Strand7. The example used is based … Continue reading →

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