Strands

Define the prestressing strand arrangement.

Prestressing Strand Type

Item	Description
Permanent	Use the drop down list to select the material and size of permanent strands
Grit impregnated epoxy coating	Check if the strand has grit impregnated epoxy coating. See Epoxy Coated Strands in the Technical Guide for more information.
Temporary	Use the drop down list to select the material and size of temporary strands. Temporary strands are never grit impregnated epoxy coated.

Strand Details

Item	Description
Adjustable Strands	Select the adjustable strand type
Specify Filling of Strands Using	Select the method for filling the strands grid defined in the girder library entry associated with this girder.
[Select Strands...]	Open the Select Strands window
[Define Strands...]	Open the Define Strands window
Number of Straight Strands	Enter the number of straight strands. Check the Pjack box and enter a value, otherwise the maximum jacking force will assumed.
Number of Harped Strands	Enter the number of straight strands. Check the Pjack box and enter a value, otherwise the maximum jacking force will assumed.
Number of Temporary Strands	Enter the number of temporary strands. Check the Pjack box and enter a value, otherwise the maximum jacking force will assumed.
Temporary Installation	Use the drop down list to select when the temporary strands are installed.

Vertical Location of Harped Strands

Enter the location of the harped strands at the ends of the girder and the harping point.

Use the drop down list to select the method of measuring the harped strand location.

Enter the location.

NOTE: If you hold the CTRL key while selecting a measurement type, the strand location will be converted to the selected measurement type.

Strand Filling Options

Four options are available for defining the location of the prestressing strands.

Option	Description
Total Number of Permanent Strands	When this option is used, both straight and adjustable strands (harped or straight-web) are filled sequentially using the global strand fill order (Fill #) defined by the Girder Library entry strand grid.
Number of Straight and Number Of Harped (or Number of Straight and Adjustable)	The number of straight and adjustable strands are defined independently. Straight and adjustable strand locations are filled sequentially using their relative orders defined in the Girder Library strand grid.
Direct Selection of Strand Locations	This option allows you to fill the strand locations defined in the Girder Library strand grid in any order you like. Press [Select Strands...] to open the Select Strands window.
Direct Input of Strand Locations	This option allows you to ignore the strand locations defined in the Girder Library strand grid and to define strands at any location in the cross section. Press [Define Strands...] to open the Define Strands window.

Temporary strands are filled either sequentially or using direct selection depending on the option selected above.