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After clicking on 'Substructure> Pier> Pier Cap' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Pier Cap. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter. |
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| 1 | 🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Location cell, and then set Pier2. |
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| 2 | 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 pier cap section is define in the next step. |  | ||||||||||
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| 4 | 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on the Straight-Tapered Section / Length cell and click Edit. |
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| 5 | 🖱️Enter the Section Length as 6. |  | ||||||||||
| 6 | 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Start Section cell and select a Section as PierCapRec_Taper. If you have reached this stage and you don't have a section to select, and if you want to use the Import Button, you can refer to the Quick Tip. |    | ||||||||||
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| 8 | 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on End Section cell and select a Section as PierCapRec_Mid. |  | ||||||||||
| 9 | 🖱️ Move to the second row. 🖱️Enter the Section Length as 36.5. 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Start Section cell and select a Section as PierCapRec_Mid. 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on End Section cell and select a Section as PierCapRec_Mid. |  | ||||||||||
| 10 | 🖱️ Move to the third row. 🖱️Enter the Section Length as 6. 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Start Section cell and select a Section as PierCapRec_Mid. 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on End Section cell and select a Section as PierCapRec_Taper. |  | ||||||||||
| 11 | 🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Slope Option cell, and then set Alignment. |
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| 12 | 🖱️Enter the Top Elevation Offset from Alignment as -10. |
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| 13 | 🖱️ Keep the Transverse Offset, Longitudinal Offset and Section Type as default. |
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| 16 | 🖱️ Keep Circular-Parabolic Variation as default. |
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| 17 | 🖱️ Keep FEM as default. |
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| 18 | 🖱️ Keep Reinforcement as default. |
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| 19 | 🖱️ Keep Visual Settings as default. |
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| 20 | 🖱️ Set name as PierCap1. |
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| 21 | When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the 3D view of OpenBrIM. |  | ||||||||||
| 22 | To model all the pier cap, 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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The completed pier caps are 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. |