Continuous Girder Tendon Profile

Span L 20 m
Parabola 1 k1 0.1 k1L = 2m
Parabola 2 k2 0.4 k2L = 8m
start of parabola 1 at pier
distance of tendon above NA a1 0.5 m (positive below NA)
parabola 2 at midspan
distance of tendon below NA a2 -1 m (negative above NA)
distance
0 0.5
0.4 0.48
0.8 0.42
1.2 0.32
1.6 0.18
2 0
3.6 -0.36
5.2 -0.64
6.8 -0.84
8.4 -0.96
10 -1
11.6 -0.96
13.2 -0.84
14.8 -0.64
16.4 -0.36
18 0
18.4 0.18
18.8 0.32
19.2 0.42
19.6 0.48
20 0.5

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25
-0.2

-0.4

-0.6

-0.8

-1

-1.2
Equivalent Loading Tendon Force F 185 kN
w1 -27.8 kN/m (acting downwards)
w2 6.9 kN/m (acting upwards)
check 0 OK