Defining a new stressing bed

Open the Stressing bed manager.
Click button [New].
A new stressing bed is added to the manager and can be edited directly in the manager dialogue.
Define the parameters.
Close the manager.

Editing dialogue for stressing bed

Name	self-explanatory
Length of prestressing units	self-explanatory
Temperature loss	It indicates whether the loss caused by the temperature differences between the prestressing steel and the stressing bed will be calculated.
Length of stressing bed	self-explanatory
Coefficient of thermal expansion of stressing bed	self-explanatory
Temperature of prestressing units and stressing bed at stressing	self-explanatory
Temperature of prestressing units at the time when bond exists	self-explanatory
Temperature of stressing bed at the time when bond exists	self-explanatory
Loss due to deformation of stressing bed	It indicates whether the loss caused by the shortening of stressing bed due to stressing of all prestressing units will be calculated. The stressing bed is an auxiliary structure between abutments where the formwork is placed. It might be of a limited stiffness relating to high forces applied during stressing.
Shortening of stressing bed due to stressing of all prestressing units	self-explanatory