With the RF‑TENDON and RF‑TENDON Design add-on modules, you can design components with an immediate bond. In Image 01, a prestressed hollow core slab element was designed.
The cross-section was modeled with SHAPE‑MASSIVE and imported into RFEM. The structural system with loading was modeled in RFEM. The geometry of the tendons and the prestressing parameters were defined in RF‑TENDON. The equivalent loads from prestress were automatically transferred from RF‑TENDON to the structural system; the internal forces were calculated in RFEM. The designs for the ultimate limit state and the serviceability limit state were performed in RF‑TENDON Design.