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How to assign prestress force to cable in SAP2K?

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szleok

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Anybody has idea to assign prestress force to cable element in SAP2000 v9? I tried to add a load on the axial direction of cable to simulate prestress but I am not sure of this method.
 
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A negative temperature load will put the cable in tension.
 
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