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Pre-tension wire in a masonry arch - how to model it?

Pre-tension wire in a masonry arch - how to model it?

Pre-tension wire in a masonry arch - how to model it?

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Hello every body! I am a new user, nice to meet you all. I have found this forum so interesting.

My question is simple: I am trying to insert a pre-tensioned steel wire inside a masonry arc (modeled with shells). But how to model it? I saw that inserting a beam is not possible because 6.10 does not allow to preload a beam (am I wrong?). I have tried with a solid but I have some problems abput compatibility with the mesh of the solid and the mesh of the masonry. Is it possible according to you use a shell element to simulate the circular wire? Maybe by using the same intertia properties and geometrical one as the wire. Thank you so much.

Luja

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