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Follow the next steps to add the pier columns

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Go to Pier Column on the tree view

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Click three-dots icon on the Pier Cap cell and select a pier cap

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Click three-dots icon on the Section Data and click edit

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Follow section import instructions that given previously.

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The column has the same section from top to bottom, so there is no need to define a section variation along the column length.

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Enter Section Length starting from top

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Select Start & End Sections

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Go to FEM tab and set Rigid Section

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Tip

     Completed pier columns is illustrated below

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Pier Column

FEA

Column

Code Block
PierColumn1	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	16.5	0	-40
PierColumn2	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	5.5	0	-40
PierColumn3	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	-5.5	0	-40
PierColumn4	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	-16.5	0	-40
PierColumn5	PierCap2	[[600, PierColumnRec, PierColumnRec]]	0	0	-40

Section Data

Code Block
50	PierColumnCircle	PierColumnCircle

Section data is the same for PierColumn1,PierColumn2,PierColumn3,PierColumn4

Section Data

Code Block
50	PierColumnRec	PierColumnRec

Section data for PierColumn5

Code Block
PierColumn1	Yes	10
PierColumn2	Yes	10
PierColumn3	Yes	10
PierColumn4	Yes	10
PierColumn5	Yes	10

Info

Follow the next steps to add the pier columns

1

Go to Pier Column on the tree view

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Click three-dots icon on the Pier Cap cell and select a pier cap

3

Click three-dots icon on the Section Data and click edit

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Follow section import instructions that given previously.

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The column has the same section from top to bottom, so there is no need to define a section variation along the column length.

6

Enter Section Length starting from top

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Select Start & End Sections

8

Go to FEM tab and set Rigid Section

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Tip

     Completed pier columns is illustrated below

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