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Please follow the instructions provided below to add the pier columns.

1

Navigate to Pier > Pier Column

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Click three-dots icon on the Cap cell and set pier caps according to project.

Then enter the name as Pier_1

3

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

Enter the section data as follows for Pier_1

  • Section Length (Starts from Top) [ft]: 17

  • Start Section: Circle_exist_column

  • End Section: Circle_exist_column

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Enter Transverse Offset [ft], Rotation Angle [deg] and Bottom Elevation [ft] data as in the figure.

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6

Navigate to FEM tab.

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7

Enter Mesh Size [ft] as 2

8

Repeat the previous steps and identify all existing pier columns in the project.

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Navigate to Pier Columns under Pier on the tree view.

Copy Column from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

Navigate to FEM under Pier on the tree view.

Copy FEM data from model inputsand paste into OpenBrIM.

Tip

The pier columns that have been created are illustrated below.

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ModelInputs
ModelInputs

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Pier Column

Column

FEM

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Pier_1	PierCap1	[[204, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]]	11.5	0	38.5
Pier_2	PierCap1	[[192, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]]	-9.5	0	38.5
Pier_3	PierCap2	[[192, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]]	11.5	0	38.4
Pier_4	PierCap2	[[168, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]]	-9.5	0	38.4
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Pier_1	[]	Yes	2
Pier_2	[]	Yes	2
Pier_3	[]	Yes	2
Pier_4	[]	Yes	2

Section Data

for Pier_1

for Pier_2

for Pier_3

for Pier_4

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17	Circle_exist_column	Circle_exist_column
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16	Circle_exist_column	Circle_exist_column

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16	Circle_exist_column	Circle_exist_column

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14	Circle_exist_column	Circle_exist_column