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Follow the next steps to add the pier columns.

1

Go to Pier Column on the tree view.

2

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.

4

Follow section import instructions that given previously.

5

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.

7

Select Start & End Sections.

8

Go to FEM tab and set Rigid Section.

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_ConfluenceInclusions
_ConfluenceInclusions
nameOffset
nopaneltrue


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_ConfluenceInclusions
nameCopyPaste
nopaneltrue

1

Go to Pier Columns under Pier on the tree view.

2

Copy Column from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

3

Go to FEM under Pier on the tree view.

4

Copy FEM data from model inputsand paste into OpenBrIM.


Tip

Completed pier columns is illustrated below.


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_ConfluenceInclusions
_ConfluenceInclusions
namePasteTip
nopaneltrue

Anchor
ModelInputs
ModelInputs

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