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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 Cap Connection.Image RemovedImage Removed

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1

Go to Pier Columns under Pier on the tree view.

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Copy Column from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

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Go to FEM under Pier on the tree view.

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Copy FEM data from model inputsand paste into OpenBrIM.


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Completed pier columns is illustrated below.


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Pier Column

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Column

Code Block
PierColumn1	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	16.55000	0.0000	-40.0000
PierColumn2	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	5.55000	0.0000	-40.0000
PierColumn3	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	-5.55000	0.0000	-40.0000
PierColumn4	PierCap1	[[600, PierColumnCircle, PierColumnCircle]]	-16.55000	0.0000	-40.0000
PierColumn5	PierCap2	[[600, PierColumnRec, PierColumnRec]]	0.0000	0.0000	-40.0000

Section Data

Code Block
50.0000	PierColumnCircle	PierColumnCircle

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

Section Data

Code Block
50.0000	PierColumnRec	PierColumnRec

Section data for PierColumn5

Code Block
PierColumn1	Rigid	[]	Yes	10.0000
PierColumn2	Rigid	[]	Yes	10.0000
PierColumn3	Rigid	[]	Yes	10.0000
PierColumn4	Rigid	[]	Yes	10.0000
PierColumn5	Rigid	[]	Yes	10.0000