Post-Tension Tool

BEM based design of post-tensioned slabs.
Easy define of cable properties. Cables can be imported from AutoCad.
13 templates for cable segments.
Forces diagram along cable length considering immediate and long term losses including anchor set
Easy define of design strips.
Straining actions can be easily displayed.
Draw stresses over the design strips.
Cables can be exported to Autodesk Revit.
After sales support:

1) After purchasing any of our packages, you will find a ticket system in your account that enables you to send us any problem by writing text or by attaching any attachments you want.
2) Also, you can always contact us at plpak@be4e.com.

Description

In this package post tension slabs are analyzed and designed. The slab can be constructed using either PLGEN or using Autodesk Revit.

Features and Capabilities

Boundary element analysis and design of post-tensioned slabs.
A tool to check or to verify existing software results.
Accounts for losses [friction (curvature and wobble), anchor set, elastic shortening, concrete creep, concrete shrinkage, and steel relaxation].
No internal discretization, cables can be placed freely.

Post-tensioned slab with the boundary element discretization viewed in PLPAK

Practical post-tensioned slabs and their deflection contour maps in PLPAK

Cable elongation calculations.
Long term and short-term losses calculations.
Real geometry modeling of slabs, openings, supporting and loading elements.
Easy to modify cable eccentricity.
Pre-compression check.

Multiple templates for different cable profiles (13 templates)
Minimum radius check
Easy re-analysis due to change in supports or openings places without remeshing.

PLPAK post-tension tool interface

Practical post-tensioned slab and its bending moment contours with and without post-tensioning in PLPAK

Cables can be imported from CAD drawing.
Import and export DXF, text and Excel files
More than one engineer can model a problem in parallel way.

Interface with Auto Desk Revit (BIM)

The Post-Tension Package (PT-PAK) GUI:

Opening post-tensioned slab tool from PLDesign in PLPAK

The PTPAK tool has easy GUI to input features used to design PT- slab.

PLPAK post-tension tool GUI and its buttons description

Cable material properties and jacking force together with cables’ divisions and losses data are easily input via dialog boxes.

Cable material properties and jacking force together with cables’ divisions and losses data are easily input via dialog boxes

Design strips in both directions according to area method are drawn.

Design strips in both directions in PLPAK

The PLPost capability can be used here to draw BMD and deflection along desired strips to draw the cables profile according to them.

Importing bending moments and deflection strips in PLPAK to draw cables profiles according to them

All required load combinations can be defined.

Defining load combinations in PLPAK

Cables profile are chosen according to the bending moment distribution or deflection along linear strips.
The user has 13 cable templates to fit the desired profile.

13 different cable templates used in defining cable profiles in PLPAK

Alternatively, the user can import the DXF file already drawn cables in ACAD program. Hence, he can edit cables properties such as minimum radius of curvature, number of strands in the cable or the total jacking force of the cable, the dead and live ends, long term losses, the cable profile.

Defining cable data in PLPAK

A plan containing the cable distribution.

Practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Post-tensioning load cases can be solved.
Cables profiles can be saved and loaded.

Saving and loading cables and design strips in PLPAK

Results (deflection and bending moments contours) could be displayed as in the PLPost module.

Post-tension cables in x and y directions, and deflection and bending moment contour maps in PLPAK

Easy check of top and bottom stresses, and precompression along design strips.

Top and bottom stresses distribution over post-tension design strips in PLPAK

Cables can be exported to Autodesk Revit.

3D view of post-tension cables exported from PLPAK to Autodesk Revit

Herein the cable profile in the building section in Revit.

Section elevation in building showing post-tension cables profiles exported from PLPAK to Autodesk Revit

You can automate your design or carryout value engineering using the [ Post-Tension Optimizer Package ].

Gallery

Structural plan of a practical garage slab

Structural plan of a practical garage slab

Practical post-tensioned garage slab in PLPAK

Practical post-tensioned garage slab in PLPAK

Zoomed view of the post-tensioned garage slab in PLPAK

Zoomed view of the post-tensioned garage slab in PLPAK

Numerical model of the practical post-tensioned garage slab in PLPAK

Numerical model of the practical post-tensioned garage slab in PLPAK

Practical slab plan

Practical slab plan

Practical slab model in PLPAK

Practical slab model in PLPAK

Practical slab numerical model in PLPAK showing the boundary elements discretization

Practical slab numerical model in PLPAK showing the boundary elements discretization

Deflection contour map of a practical slab in PLPAK

Deflection contour map of a practical slab in PLPAK

Numerical model of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Numerical model of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

X direction cables of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

X direction cables of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Y direction cables of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Y direction cables of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Deflection contour map of a practical slab in PLPAK

Deflection contour map of a practical slab in PLPAK

Moment contour map of a practical slab in PLPAK

Moment contour map of a practical slab in PLPAK

Design strips of a practical slab in PLPAK

Design strips of a practical slab in PLPAK

X direction design strips of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

X direction design strips of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Y direction design strips of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Y direction design strips of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Post-tension cables of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Post-tension cables of a practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Post-tension cables numerical model in PLPAK

Post-tension cables numerical model in PLPAK

Bending moment contour map and strip before and after applying post-tensioned force in PLPAK

Bending moment (Mxx) contour map and strip before and after applying post-tensioned force in PLPAK

Practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Practical post-tensioned slab in PLPAK

Bending moment along strips used to define cables profiles in PLPAK

Bending moment along strips used to define cables profiles in PLPAK

Verification Manual

Tutorial Videos

Documentation

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After sales support:

After purchasing any of our packages, you will find a ticket system in your account that enables you to send us any problem by writing text or by attaching any attachments you want
Through Skype.
Also, you can always contact us at plpak@be4e.com.

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