Dear Concerned,
I am having an issue regarding the modeling in RAM of a R.C. Beam (With no tendons) inside a Post tensioned Slab.
Both beam and the slab are monolithic so there won't be a cold joint and will act as a unit, however the beam will not have any tendons passing into its depth.
All tendons will be in the slab, hence the design of the beam will be based on an R.C. Beam.
Since it is an unusual case, and not covered by the manual, I would like to ask how I can model such a behavior in RAM.
Also regarding the strips, how do you recommend placing the strips in such a case, Do I follow the T-Beam Requirement or not.
Another major issue is when the beam is set to design as R.C., the design will not include the tendon compression, and The hyperstatic tension forces will penalize the shear and bending capacity of the beam.
Regards
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Modeling of a Non post tensioned beam in a post tensioned slab.
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