A post tension beam section drawn below consists of three cables of 100 mm2 area. Initial prestressing in cable is 600 N/mm2. If tensioning is done successively one by one, the loss of prestress in second cable will be {m = 6). 50mm, +100mm-> ↑ 300mm 3 cables (post tensioned)

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A post tension beam section drawn below consists of three cables of 100 mm² area. Initial
prestressing in cable is 600 N/mm2. If tensioning is done successively one by one, the loss of
prestress in second cable will be {m = 6).
50mm
+100mm-
V
↑
300mm
3 cables (post tensioned)
Transcribed Image Text:A post tension beam section drawn below consists of three cables of 100 mm² area. Initial prestressing in cable is 600 N/mm2. If tensioning is done successively one by one, the loss of prestress in second cable will be {m = 6). 50mm +100mm- V ↑ 300mm 3 cables (post tensioned)
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