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Follow the next steps to set boundary conditions for each bearing location (insertion point) that you have defined while creating the bridge layout. |
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Go to Pier Cap under Pier on the tree view
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After clicking on 'Superstructure> Bearings> FEA Bearing' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the bearings. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter. |
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| 1 | 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on |
Insertion Point cell and |
click Select. |
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| 2 | 🖱️ Select Insertion Point as a IP1 and Click OK. |   | ||||||||||
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Enter Section Length along Y-Y starting from right
Select Start Section and End Section
Go back to pier cap, select Slope Option as alignment
Edit Top Elevation Offset from Alignment value
Go to FEM tab and select a section for Rigid Section
Follow the steps below to match the same inputs as illustrated model.
Go to Pier Cap under Pier on the tree view
Copy End Bent from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
Go to FEM under Pier on the tree view
, and then set Fixed. |
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| 6 | 🖱️ Keep the Rx, Ry, Rz, Bearing Rotation and Transfer Forces to Substructure as default. |
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| 7 | 🖱️ Keep the bearing’s name as default. | |
| 8 | 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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| 9 | To model all of the bearings, copy the data below and paste the parameters into the first cell in the 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 definitions for bearings are illustrated below. Please verify that your model matches by examining each view provided here. For more information on performing 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. |
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