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Double Tee Ridge Beam

Double tee beam with ridge is also known as:
- TT slab with ridge or
- HTT slab (where H comes from the Finnish word harja meaning ridge)


1. Purpose and description
Double tee beams with ridge can be created simply using a concrete beam tool, so why
having an extension for it?
- The top faces of the element are sloped (usually 1:20), so there is no need to
calculate the profile height at the beginning or end of the element, when using the
extension.
- The extension also makes it simpler to create such beams where ridge is not in the
middle of the beam, but has a longitudinal offset.
- Also the modeling points can be positioned e.g. on the center lines of the beams that
carry the double tee beam and there are offset values to make the beam longer in the
beginning and the end.
- The plugin also creates a triangle shaped thicker detail to top flange (or slab) in the
ends of the beam. That is for making the element ends more stiff and to have enough
concrete cover for the transverse reinforcement in the end of the top flange (or slab).
2. Usage
The precast concrete element can be created from Component catalog. The plugin name is
Double Tee Ridge Beam.

After starting the connection:
1. Select the point in the beginning of the element.
2. Select the point in the end of the element.



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3. Extension properties
3.1. Picture
The dimension attributes on the Picture tab are obvious and need on explanation.

For the textual properties on the bottom of the Picture tab see Product information chapter.
3.2. Product information
The Product information tab properties stored into User defined attributes that have originally
been added to Tekla Structures Finnish environment.

Property User defined attribute
Planned life time PLANNED_LIFE_EXP
Structure class STRUCTURAL_CLASS
Exposure class EXPOSURE_CLASS
Fire class FIRE_CLASS
Element type GENERIC_NAME and ALIAS
Product group PRODUCT_GROUP
Section BLD_SECTION
Subsection BLD_SUB_SECTION
Floor BLD_FLOOR
Concrete cover 1 CONCRETE_COVER_1
Concrete cover 2 CONCRETE_COVER_2
Max grain size MAX_GRAIN_SIZE
Dimension tolerance DIMENSION_TOLER
Tolerance class TOLERANCE_CLASS
Surface treatment class SURFACE_CLASS
Surface treatment 1 SURFACE_TREAT_1
Surface treatment 2 SURFACE_TREAT_2
Lifting strength LIFTING_STRENGTH
Transportation strength TRAN_EREC_STREN
Freezing resistance strength FREEZING_STREN
Protective pore ratio PROT_PORE_RATIO
Description PRODUCT_DESCR
Product code PRODUCT_CODE


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3.3. Position
It is recommended to create the elements with default options:
- On plane: Middle
- Rotation: Top
- At depth: Front
4. Additional information
For technical details in Finnish, google TT-laattaohje or HTT-laatta.