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titleConcrete Deck
Concrete Deck [SIG]
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(blue star) Click three-dots icon on Cross Sections cell and Edit.

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(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Cross Section Location cell, and then set Abut1.

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As a result of these operations, an issue will appear on the OpenBrIM screen. This does not necessarily mean that any operation was done incorrectly. The issue will be resolved when the

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Cross Section, Girders and Material are set in the next step.

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(blue star) Keep the Offset from Support Line as default.
(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Cross Section cell, and then set DCS1.

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(blue star) Keep the Skew Angle as default.
(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Variation w/Next Segment cell, and then set Linear.

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(blue star) Move to the second row.

(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Cross Section Location cell, and then set Abut4.

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(blue star) Click three-dots on the first cell of the Girders and pick the girders G1, G2, G3, G4

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(blue star) Keep the Taper, Continuous at Start and Continuous at End as default.

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(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Material cell, and then select Fc_4ksi.

 

If you have reached this stage and you don't have a material to select, and if you want to use the Import Button, you can refer to the Quick Tip.

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(blue star) Click three-dots icon on Deck Reinforcement Data cell and Edit.

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(blue star)Enter the Start Station as 0.

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(blue star)Enter the End Station as 530.

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(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Deck Rebar Material cell, and then set A615_60.

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(blue star)Enter the Long. Deck Rebar Spacing (Top Layer) and Long. Deck Rebar Spacing (Bottom Layer) as 5.

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(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Long. Deck Rebar (Top Layer) cell, and then set ASTMA615No8.

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(blue star) Click the three-dots icon on the Long. Deck Rebar (Bottom Layer) cell, and then set ASTMA615No6.

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(blue star) Keep the Clear Cover(Top) as default.

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(blue star)Enter the Clear Cover(Bottom) as 3.

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(blue star) Keep the Concrete creep adjustment factor as default.

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(blue star) Keep the Curve Refinement as default.

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When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the 3D view of OpenBrIM.

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To model all the concrete deck, copy the data below and paste the parameters into the first cell in OpenBrIM spreadsheet. Refer to the quick tip for an easy guide on how to perform the copy operation. After completing the copy, proceed to the next step to verify the model.

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Concrete Deck

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Deck1	[[Abut1, 0, DCS1, 0, 2],[Abut4, 0, DCS1, 0, 2]]	[G1,G2,G3,G4]	YES	NO	NO	Fc_4ksi	[[0, 6360, A615_60, 5, 5, ASTMA615No8, ASTMA615No6, 2, 3, 1]]

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The completed concrete deck is illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform visual checks, refer to the quick tips.

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To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below.