Prestress Drop given Initial Prestress Force evaluator uses Drop in Prestress = Initial Prestress Force*Modular Ratio for Elastic Shortening/Transformed Section Area of Prestress to evaluate the Drop in Prestress, The Prestress Drop given Initial Prestress Force is defined as decrease in prestress on tendons due to change in strain. Drop in Prestress is denoted by ΔfDrop symbol.
How to evaluate Prestress Drop given Initial Prestress Force using this online evaluator? To use this online evaluator for Prestress Drop given Initial Prestress Force, enter Initial Prestress Force (Pi), Modular Ratio for Elastic Shortening (mElastic) & Transformed Section Area of Prestress (APretension) and hit the calculate button.