Set up and Materials

Start the program and select the New drop down button item Create From Template and pick the “EU Project” template.

From the main menu select File | Titles and set Project Title to “2 Span Prestressed Line Beam and Grillage” with a sub-title of “Example 10.1” and a Job Number “10.1”.

Add your initials in the Calculations by: field and click ✓ OK to close the form.

In the Materials navigation window, select the C40/50 concrete material to open the Property Details form, and change the cube strength to 60MPa, thus creating a C50/60 grade concrete.

Click ✓ OK to close the form.

Next, click on the Reinforcing Steel material and set the value of k to “1.15” and the Characteristic Strain Limit to “0.05”.

Click ✓ OK to close the form.

Finally, click on the Prestressing Steel material and then right mouse button click to Change Type to “Prestressing steel – Horizontal”.

Ensure that the 0.1% Proof Strength is set to “1600MPa” and the relaxation class is set to “Class 1” before closing the form with ✓ OK.

Save the file as “My EU Example 10_1 Materials.sst”.