The current PTCShape component is good for shape in single span beam.
But for multispan continious beam, there are several issues:
- Some tendons in multispan continious beam do not start at the start point of the beam, while in the PTCShape component, the start point is always the start point of the beam line.
- For curved tendon. most engineers use spline or Line+Arc method to describle the shape. You can find more infomation in Midas Civil’s website about Line+Arc method. “If Round is selected in Curve Type”. Tendon Profile
- The current PTCShape component only considers tendon having curves in vertical plane, while some tendons have curves in both vertical and horizontal planes, especially in cured bridge.