Example Problem 6:

Prestress and poststress loading


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UNIT METER MTON
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 12 0 0; 3 0 6 0; 4 12 6 0; 5 0 10.5 0; 6 12 10.5 0; 7 0 15 0;
8 12 15 0;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 3; 2 3 5; 3 5 7; 4 2 4; 5 4 6; 6 6 8; 7 3 4; 8 5 6; 9 7 8;

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LOAD 1 LOADTYPE None TITLE LOAD 1 PRESTRESSING LOAD
MEMBER PRESTRESS LOAD
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1. STAAD PLANE
INPUT FILE: EX6.STD
2. START JOB INFORMATION
3. ENGINEER DATE 07-APR-06
4. END JOB INFORMATION
5. INPUT WIDTH 79
6. UNIT METER MTON
7. JOINT COORDINATES
8. 1 0 0 0; 2 12 0 0; 3 0 6 0; 4 12 6
9. 8 12 15 0
10. MEMBER INCIDENCES
11. 1 1 3; 2 3 5; 3 5 7; 4 2 4; 5 4 6;
12. UNIT CM KG
13. MEMBER PROPERTY
14. 1 TO 9 PRIS AX 2400 IZ 720000
15. UNIT METER MTON
16. SUPPORTS
17. 1 2 FIXED
18. UNIT CM KG
19. CONSTANTS
20. E 280000 MEMB 1 TO 9
21. POISSON CONCRETE MEMB 1 TO 9
22. UNIT CM MTON
23. LOAD 1 LOADTYPE NONE TITLE LOAD 1
24. MEMBER PRESTRESS LOAD
25. 7 8 FORCE 136 ES 7.5 EM -30 EE 7.5
26. LOAD 2 LOADTYPE NONE TITLE LOAD 2
27. MEMBER POSTSTRESS LOAD
28. 7 8 FORCE 136 ES 7.5 EM -30 EE 7.5
29. PERFORM ANALYSIS
STAAD PLANE

0; 5 0 10.5 0; 6 12 10.5 0; 7 0 15 0
6 6 8; 7 3 4; 8 5 6; 9 7 8

PRESTRESSING LOAD
POSTSTRESSING LOAD

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P R O B L E M
S T A T I S T I C S
----------------------------------NUMBER OF JOINTS/MEMBER+ELEMENTS/SUPPORTS =
8/
9/
ORIGINAL/FINAL BAND-WIDTH=
2/
2/
9 DOF
TOTAL PRIMARY LOAD CASES =
2, TOTAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM =
SIZE OF STIFFNESS MATRIX =
1 DOUBLE KILO-WORDS
REQRD/AVAIL. DISK SPACE =
12.0/ 23852.2 MB

30. PRINT ANALYSIS RESULTS

STAAD PLANE

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JOINT DISPLACEMENT (CM

-----------------JOINT

LOAD

X-TRANS

RADIANS)

Y-TRANS

1
0.0000
2
0.0000
2
1
0.0000
2
0.0000
3
1
0.1237
2
0.0000
4
1
-0.1237
2
0.0000
5
1
0.1159
2
0.0000
6
1
-0.1159
2
0.0000
7
1
-0.0011
2
0.0000
8
1
0.0011
2
0.0000
STAAD PLANE

STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE

Z-TRANS

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

SUPPORT REACTIONS -UNIT MTON CM

----------------JOINT

LOAD

FORCE-X

1
2
2
1
2
STAAD PLANE

-2.73
0.00
2.73
0.00

X-ROTAN

Y-ROTAN

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Z-ROTAN

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0004
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
-0.0004
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0007
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
-0.0007
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
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STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE

FORCE-Y

FORCE-Z

MOM-X

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

MOM-Y

MOM Z

0.00
683.74
0.00
0.00
0.00
-683.74
0.00
0.00
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MEMBER END FORCES

STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE
----------------ALL UNITS ARE -- MTON CM
MEMBER

LOAD

JT

AXIAL

SHEAR-Y

SHEAR-Z

TORSION

MOM-Y

MOM-Z

1
3
1
3

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

2.73
-2.73
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

683.74
951.82
0.00
0.00

3
5
3
5

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

6.35
-6.35
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1294.14
1562.36
0.00
0.00

5
7
5
7

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.27
-1.27
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

583.01
-11.63
0.00
0.00

2
4
2
4

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-2.73
2.73
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-683.74
-951.82
0.00
0.00

4
6
4
6

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-6.35
6.35
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-1294.14
-1562.36
0.00
0.00

6
8
6
8

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-1.27
1.27
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-583.01
11.63
0.00
0.00

2
2

1
2

1
2

1
2

1
2

1
2

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1
2

1
2

1
2

3
4
3
4

138.56
-138.56
134.93
-134.93

-17.00
-17.00
-17.00
-17.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-3265.96
3265.96
-1020.00
1020.00

5
6
5
6

129.86
-129.86
134.93
-134.93

-17.00
-17.00
-17.00
-17.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-3165.38
3165.38
-1020.00
1020.00

7
8
7
8

-1.27
1.27
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

STAAD PLANE

0.00
11.63
0.00
-11.63
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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