Girder

Follow the steps below after clicking on Superstructure > Steel Girders > Plate Girder in the navigation treeview

1	Click three-dots icon on Girder Layout cell and set a layout.
2	Edit the plate girder dimensions. To enter a station-dependent dimension;
3	Click three-dots icon on Top Flange Width cell and Edit (spreadsheet).
4	Define the station-dimension relationship on the spreadsheet.
5	Top Flange Thickness, Web Depth and Thickness, Bottom Flange Width and Thickness, Haunch Thickness, and Additional Haunch Width Parameters can be defined similarly to Top Flange Width.
6	When encountering the warning as seen in OpenBrIM app, there is a "issue" , it is advised to review the parameters you have provided. This warning suggests that there might be a missing or incorrect parameter in your input. Check inputs to ensure they are accurate and complete.
7	Quick Tip You can set the Top Flange, Bottom Flange, and Web Material, and resolve issues in OpenBrIM.
8	Click three-dots icon on Top Flange Material cells and select a Material.
9	Web Material and Bottom Flange Material parameters can be defined similarly to Top Flange Material.
10	You can edit the FE mesh settings of girders from FEA Settings tab.

To access additional details on each parameter, please refer to the following page.

Plate Girder

Plate Girder [SIG]

Follow the below steps to copy and paste all inputs from our data set.

Copy Girder Parameters and FEA Settings from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. Once the copy is finished, continue with the next step to check the completed model.

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Plate Girders

Girder Parameters

G1	GL1	[[0, 1359.6],16,[1359.6, 1634.3998738171965],21,[1634.3999999999999, 1874.4003949586574],21,[1874.3999999999999, 2114.4004094196357],21,[2114.3999999999996, 2367.599523173722],21,[2367.6000000000004, 4335.600480997627],18,16]	[[0, 1359.6],1,[1359.6, 1652.3999999999999],1.25,[1652.3999999999999, 1874.3999999999999],2.5,[1874.3999999999999, 2084.3999999999996],2.5,[2084.3999999999996, 2367.6000000000004],1.25,[2367.6000000000004, 3843.6000000000004],1,1]	[[0, 1359.6000171787562],84,[1359.6, 1634.3998738171965],84,[1634.3999999999999, 1874.4003949586574],84,[1874.3999999999999, 2114.4004094196357],84,[2114.3999999999996, 2367.599523173722],84,[2367.6000000000004, 4335.600480997627],84,84]	[[0, 1359.6000171787562],0.5625,[1359.6, 1634.3998738171965],0.625,[1634.3999999999999, 1874.4003949586574],0.625,[1874.3999999999999, 2114.4004094196357],0.625,[2114.3999999999996, 2367.599523173722],0.625,[2367.6000000000004, 4335.600480997627],0.5625,0.5625]	[[0, 1359.6000171787562],16,[1359.6, 1634.3998738171965],21,[1634.3999999999999, 1874.4003949586574],21,[1874.3999999999999, 2114.4004094196357],21,[2114.3999999999996, 2367.599523173722],21,[2367.6000000000004, 4335.600480997627],18,16]	[[0, 1359.6000171787562],1,[1359.6, 1634.3998738171965],1.5,[1634.3999999999999, 1874.4003949586574],3,[1874.3999999999999, 2114.4004094196357],3,[2114.3999999999996, 2367.599523173722],1.5,[2367.6000000000004, 4335.600480997627],1,1]	[[0, 1359.6000171787562],4,[1359.6, 1634.3998738171965],4,[1634.3999999999999, 1874.4003949586574],4,[1874.3999999999999, 2114.4004094196357],4,[2114.3999999999996, 2367.599523173722],4,[2367.6000000000004, 4335.600480997627],4,4]	4	A709_50	A709_50	A709_50
G2	GL2	[[0, 1381.1999999999998],15,[1381.1999999999998, 1664.3999999999999],18,[1664.3999999999999, 1904.3999999999999],18,[1904.3999999999999, 2144.3999999999996],18,[2144.3999999999996, 2404.8],18,[2404.8, 4405.200000000001],15,15]	[[0, 1381.1999999999998],1,[1381.1999999999998, 1664.3999999999999],1.25,[1664.3999999999999, 1904.3999999999999],2.5,[1904.3999999999999, 2144.3999999999996],2.5,[2144.3999999999996, 2404.8],1.25,[2404.8, 4405.200000000001],1,1]	[[0, 1381.1999999999998],84,[1381.1999999999998, 1664.3999999999999],84,[1664.3999999999999, 1904.3999999999999],84,[1904.3999999999999, 2144.3999999999996],84,[2144.3999999999996, 2404.8],84,[2404.8, 4405.200000000001],84,84]	[[0, 1381.1999999999998],0.5625,[1381.1999999999998, 1664.3999999999999],0.625,[1664.3999999999999, 1904.3999999999999],0.625,[1904.3999999999999, 2144.3999999999996],0.625,[2144.3999999999996, 2404.8],0.625,[2404.8, 4405.200000000001],0.5625,0.5625]	[[0, 1381.1999999999998],16,[1381.1999999999998, 1664.3999999999999],19,[1664.3999999999999, 1904.3999999999999],19,[1904.3999999999999, 2144.3999999999996],19,[2144.3999999999996, 2404.8],19,[2404.8, 4405.200000000001],17,16]	[[0, 1381.1999999999998],1,[1381.1999999999998, 1664.3999999999999],1.5,[1664.3999999999999, 1904.3999999999999],3,[1904.3999999999999, 2144.3999999999996],3,[2144.3999999999996, 2404.8],1.5,[2404.8, 4405.200000000001],1,1]	[[0, 1381.1999999999998],4,[1381.1999999999998, 1664.3999999999999],4,[1664.3999999999999, 1904.3999999999999],4,[1904.3999999999999, 2144.3999999999996],4,[2144.3999999999996, 2404.8],4,[2404.8, 4405.200000000001],4,4]	4	A709_50	A709_50	A709_50
G3	GL3	[[0, 1402.8000000000002],16,[1402.8000000000002, 1695.6000000000001],21,[1695.6000000000001, 1935.6000000000001],21,[1935.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],21,[2175.6000000000004, 2443.2],21,[2443.2, 4476],15,16]	[[0, 1402.8000000000002],1,[1402.8000000000002, 1695.6000000000001],1.25,[1695.6000000000001, 1935.6000000000001],2.5,[1935.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],2.5,[2175.6000000000004, 2443.2],1.25,[2443.2, 4476],1,1]	[[0, 1402.8000000000002],84,[1402.8000000000002, 1695.6000000000001],84,[1695.6000000000001, 1935.6000000000001],84,[1935.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],84,[2175.6000000000004, 2443.2],84,[2443.2, 4476],84,84]	[[0, 1402.8000000000002],0.5625,[1402.8000000000002, 1695.6000000000001],0.625,[1695.6000000000001, 1935.6000000000001],0.625,[1935.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],0.625,[2175.6000000000004, 2443.2],0.625,[2443.2, 4476],0.5625,0.5625]	[[0, 1402.8000000000002],18,[1402.8000000000002, 1695.6000000000001],21,[1695.6000000000001, 1935.6000000000001],21,[1935.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],21,[2175.6000000000004, 2443.2],21,[2443.2, 4476],20,18]	[[0, 1402.8000000000002],1,[1402.8000000000002, 1695.6000000000001],1.5,[1695.6000000000001, 1935.6000000000001],3,[1935.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],3,[2175.6000000000004, 2443.2],1.5,[2443.2, 4476],1,1]	[[0, 1402.8000000000002],4,[1402.8000000000002, 1695.6000000000001],4,[1695.6000000000001, 1935.6000000000001],4,[1935.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],4,[2175.6000000000004, 2443.2],4,[2443.2, 4476],4,4]	4	A709_50	A709_50	A709_50
G4	GL4	[[0, 396],20,[396, 1424.4],20,[1424.4, 1743.6000000000001],28,[1743.6000000000001, 1965.6000000000001],28,[1965.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],28,[2175.6000000000004, 2481.6000000000004],28,[2481.6000000000004, 4029.6000000000004],17,[4029.6000000000004, 4335.6],17,[4335.6, 4545.6],17,[4545.6, 4767.6],17,[4767.6, 5086.8],17,[5086.8, 6115.200000000001],17,[6115.200000000001, 6511.200000000001],17,20]	[[0, 396],1,[396, 1424.4],1,[1424.4, 1743.6000000000001],1.25,[1743.6000000000001, 1965.6000000000001],2.5,[1965.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],2.5,[2175.6000000000004, 2481.6000000000004],1.25,[2481.6000000000004, 4029.6000000000004],1,[4029.6000000000004, 4335.6],1,[4335.6, 4545.6],1,[4545.6, 4767.6],1,[4767.6, 5086.8],1,[5086.8, 6115.200000000001],1,[6115.200000000001, 6511.200000000001],1,1]	[[0, 396],84,[396, 1424.4],84,[1424.4, 1743.6000000000001],84,[1743.6000000000001, 1965.6000000000001],84,[1965.6000000000001, 2175.6000000000004],84,[2175.6000000000004, 2481.6000000000004],84,[2481.6000000000004, 4029.6000000000004],84,[4029.6000000000004, 4335.6],84,[4335.6, 4545.6],84,[4545.6, 4767.6],84,[4767.6, 5086.8],84,[5086.8, 6115.200000000001],84,[6115.200000000001, 6511.200000000001],84,84]	[[0, 386.8808817406342],0.5625,[386.8808817406342, 1391.5985973986435],0.5625,[1391.5985973986435, 1703.4479160439073],0.625,[1703.4479160439073, 1920.3356570242486],0.625,[1920.3356570242486, 2125.4996953705286],0.625,[2125.4996953705286, 2424.452998108654],0.625,[2424.452998108654, 3936.8049299200056],0.5625,[3936.8049299200056, 4235.758219455268],0.5625,[4235.758219455268, 4440.922291220193],0.5625,[4440.922291220193, 4657.810055021005],0.5625,[4657.810055021005, 4969.6594536354305],0.5625,[4969.6594536354305, 5974.377109635252],0.5625,[5974.377109635252, 6361.257911829753],0.5625,0.5625]	[[0, 386.8808817406342],21,[386.8808817406342, 1391.5985973986435],21,[1391.5985973986435, 1703.4479160439073],27,[1703.4479160439073, 1920.3356570242486],27,[1920.3356570242486, 2125.4996953705286],27,[2125.4996953705286, 2424.452998108654],27,[2424.452998108654, 3936.8049299200056],21,[3936.8049299200056, 4235.758219455268],21,[4235.758219455268, 4440.922291220193],21,[4440.922291220193, 4657.810055021005],21,[4657.810055021005, 4969.6594536354305],21,[4969.6594536354305, 5974.377109635252],21,[5974.377109635252, 6361.257911829753],21,21]	[[0, 386.8808817406342],1,[386.8808817406342, 1391.5985973986435],1.5,[1391.5985973986435, 1703.4479160439073],1.5,[1703.4479160439073, 1920.3356570242486],3,[1920.3356570242486, 2125.4996953705286],3,[2125.4996953705286, 2424.452998108654],1.5,[2424.452998108654, 3936.8049299200056],1.5,[3936.8049299200056, 4235.758219455268],1.5,[4235.758219455268, 4440.922291220193],1.5,[4440.922291220193, 4657.810055021005],1.5,[4657.810055021005, 4969.6594536354305],1.5,[4969.6594536354305, 5974.377109635252],1.5,[5974.377109635252, 6361.257911829753],1.5,1]	[[0, 386.8808817406342],4,[386.8808817406342, 1391.5985973986435],4,[1391.5985973986435, 1703.4479160439073],4,[1703.4479160439073, 1920.3356570242486],4,[1920.3356570242486, 2125.4996953705286],4,[2125.4996953705286, 2424.452998108654],4,[2424.452998108654, 3936.8049299200056],4,[3936.8049299200056, 4235.758219455268],4,[4235.758219455268, 4440.922291220193],4,[4440.922291220193, 4657.810055021005],4,[4657.810055021005, 4969.6594536354305],4,[4969.6594536354305, 5974.377109635252],4,[5974.377109635252, 6361.257911829753],4,4]	4	A709_50	A709_50	A709_50

FEA Settings

G1	10.0000	26.0000
G2	10.0000	26.0000
G3	10.0000	26.0000
G4	10.0000	26.0000

Section Data

Top Flange Width for G1

0	113.3	113.3	115.9706	16
113.3	136.2	22.9	23.4398	21
136.2	156.2	20	20.4715	21
156.2	176.2	20	20.4715	21
176.2	197.3	21.1	21.5973	21
197.3	361.3	164	167.8657	18

Top Flange Thickness for G1

0	113.3	113.3	115.9706	1
113.3	137.7	24.4	24.9751	1.25
137.7	156.2	18.5	18.9361	2.5
156.2	173.7	17.5	17.9125	2.5
173.7	197.3	23.6	24.1563	1.25
197.3	320.3	123	125.8992	1

Web Depth for G1

0	113.3	113.3	115.9706	84
113.3	136.2	22.9	23.4398	84
136.2	156.2	20	20.4715	84
156.2	176.2	20	20.4715	84
176.2	197.3	21.1	21.5973	84
197.3	361.3	164	167.8657	84

Web Thickness for G1

0	113.3	113.3	115.9706	0.5625
113.3	136.2	22.9	23.4398	0.625
136.2	156.2	20	20.4715	0.625
156.2	176.2	20	20.4715	0.625
176.2	197.3	21.1	21.5973	0.625
197.3	361.3	164	167.8657	0.5625

Bottom Flange Width for G1

0	113.3	113.3	115.9706	16
113.3	136.2	22.9	23.4398	21
136.2	156.2	20	20.4715	21
156.2	176.2	20	20.4715	21
176.2	197.3	21.1	21.5973	21
197.3	361.3	164	167.8657	18

Bottom Flange Thickness for G1

0	113.3	113.3	115.9706	1
113.3	136.2	22.9	23.4398	1.5
136.2	156.2	20	20.4715	3
156.2	176.2	20	20.4715	3
176.2	197.3	21.1	21.5973	1.5
197.3	361.3	164	167.8657	1

Haunch Thickness for G1

0	113.3	113.3	115.9706	4
113.3	136.2	22.9	23.4398	4
136.2	156.2	20	20.4715	4
156.2	176.2	20	20.4715	4
176.2	197.3	21.1	21.5973	4
197.3	361.3	164	167.8657	4

Top Flange Width for G2

0	115.1	115.1	116.0043	15
115.1	138.7	23.6	23.7854	18
138.7	158.7	20	20.1571	18
158.7	178.7	20	20.1571	18
178.7	200.4	21.7	21.8705	18
200.4	367.1	166.7	168.0098	15

Top Flange Thickness for G2

0	115.1	115.1	116.0043	1
115.1	138.7	23.6	23.7854	1.25
138.7	158.7	20	20.1571	2.5
158.7	178.7	20	20.1571	2.5
178.7	200.4	21.7	21.8705	1.25
200.4	367.1	166.7	168.0098	1

Web Depth for G2

0	115.1	115.1	116.0043	84
115.1	138.7	23.6	23.7854	84
138.7	158.7	20	20.1571	84
158.7	178.7	20	20.1571	84
178.7	200.4	21.7	21.8705	84
200.4	367.1	166.7	168.0098	84

Web Thickness for G2

0	115.1	115.1	116.0043	0.5625
115.1	138.7	23.6	23.7854	0.625
138.7	158.7	20	20.1571	0.625
158.7	178.7	20	20.1571	0.625
178.7	200.4	21.7	21.8705	0.625
200.4	367.1	166.7	168.0098	0.5625

Bottom Flange Width for G2

0	115.1	115.1	116.0043	16
115.1	138.7	23.6	23.7854	19
138.7	158.7	20	20.1571	19
158.7	178.7	20	20.1571	19
178.7	200.4	21.7	21.8705	19
200.4	367.1	166.7	168.0098	17

Bottom Flange Thickness for G2

0	115.1	115.1	116.0043	1
115.1	138.7	23.6	23.7854	1.5
138.7	158.7	20	20.1571	3
158.7	178.7	20	20.1571	3
178.7	200.4	21.7	21.8705	1.5
200.4	367.1	166.7	168.0098	1

Haunch Thickness for G2

0	115.1	115.1	116.0043	4
115.1	138.7	23.6	23.7854	4
138.7	158.7	20	20.1571	4
158.7	178.7	20	20.1571	4
178.7	200.4	21.7	21.8705	4
200.4	367.1	166.7	168.0098	4

Top Flange Width for G3

0	116.9	116.9	115.9815	16
116.9	141.3	24.4	24.2083	21
141.3	161.3	20	19.8428	21
161.3	181.3	20	19.8428	21
181.3	203.6	22.3	22.1248	21
203.6	373	169.4	168.069	15

Top Flange Thickness for G3

0	116.9	116.9	115.9815	1
116.9	141.3	24.4	24.2083	1.25
141.3	161.3	20	19.8428	2.5
161.3	181.3	20	19.8428	2.5
181.3	203.6	22.3	22.1248	1.25
203.6	373	169.4	168.069	1

Web Depth for G3

0	116.9	116.9	115.9815	84
116.9	141.3	24.4	24.2083	84
141.3	161.3	20	19.8428	84
161.3	181.3	20	19.8428	84
181.3	203.6	22.3	22.1248	84
203.6	373	169.4	168.069	84

Web Thickness for G3

0	116.9	116.9	115.9815	0.5625
116.9	141.3	24.4	24.2083	0.625
141.3	161.3	20	19.8428	0.625
161.3	181.3	20	19.8428	0.625
181.3	203.6	22.3	22.1248	0.625
203.6	373	169.4	168.069	0.5625

Bottom Flange Width for G3

0	116.9	116.9	115.9815	18
116.9	141.3	24.4	24.2083	21
141.3	161.3	20	19.8428	21
161.3	181.3	20	19.8428	21
181.3	203.6	22.3	22.1248	21
203.6	373	169.4	168.069	20

Bottom Flange Thickness for G3

0	116.9	116.9	115.9815	1
116.9	141.3	24.4	24.2083	1.5
141.3	161.3	20	19.8428	3
161.3	181.3	20	19.8428	3
181.3	203.6	22.3	22.1248	1.5
203.6	373	169.4	168.069	1

Haunch Thickness for G3

0	116.9	116.9	115.9815	4
116.9	141.3	24.4	24.2083	4
141.3	161.3	20	19.8428	4
161.3	181.3	20	19.8428	4
181.3	203.6	22.3	22.1248	4
203.6	373	169.4	168.069	4

Top Flange Width for G4

0	33	33	32.2221	20
33	118.7	85.7	83.6799	20
118.7	145.3	26.6	25.973	28
145.3	163.8	18.5	18.0639	28
163.8	181.3	17.5	17.0875	28
181.3	206.8	25.5	24.8989	28
206.8	335.8	129	125.9592	17
335.8	361.3	25.5	24.8989	17
361.3	378.8	17.5	17.0875	17
378.8	397.3	18.5	18.0639	17
397.3	423.9	26.6	25.973	17
423.9	509.6	85.7	83.6799	17
509.6	542.6	33	32.2221	17

Top Flange Thickness for G4

0	33	33	32.2221	1
33	118.7	85.7	83.6799	1
118.7	145.3	26.6	25.973	1.25
145.3	163.8	18.5	18.0639	2.5
163.8	181.3	17.5	17.0875	2.5
181.3	206.8	25.5	24.8989	1.25
206.8	335.8	129	125.9592	1
335.8	361.3	25.5	24.8989	1
361.3	378.8	17.5	17.0875	1
378.8	397.3	18.5	18.0639	1
397.3	423.9	26.6	25.973	1
423.9	509.6	85.7	83.6799	1
509.6	542.6	33	32.2221	1

Web Depth for G4

0	33	33	32.2221	84
33	118.7	85.7	83.6799	84
118.7	145.3	26.6	25.973	84
145.3	163.8	18.5	18.0639	84
163.8	181.3	17.5	17.0875	84
181.3	206.8	25.5	24.8989	84
206.8	335.8	129	125.9592	84
335.8	361.3	25.5	24.8989	84
361.3	378.8	17.5	17.0875	84
378.8	397.3	18.5	18.0639	84
397.3	423.9	26.6	25.973	84
423.9	509.6	85.7	83.6799	84
509.6	542.6	33	32.2221	84

Web Thickness for G4

0	32.2401	32.2401	31.4801	0.5625
32.2401	115.9665	83.7265	81.7529	0.5625
115.9665	141.954	25.9874	25.3749	0.625
141.954	160.028	18.074	17.6479	0.625
160.028	177.125	17.097	16.694	0.625
177.125	202.0377	24.9128	24.3255	0.625
202.0377	328.0671	126.0293	123.0586	0.5625
328.0671	352.9799	24.9128	24.3255	0.5625
352.9799	370.0769	17.097	16.694	0.5625
370.0769	388.1508	18.074	17.6479	0.5625
388.1508	414.1383	25.9874	25.3749	0.5625
414.1383	497.8648	83.7265	81.7529	0.5625
497.8648	530.1048	32.2401	31.4801	0.5625

Bottom Flange Width for G4

0	32.2401	32.2401	31.4801	21
32.2401	115.9665	83.7265	81.7529	21
115.9665	141.954	25.9874	25.3749	27
141.954	160.028	18.074	17.6479	27
160.028	177.125	17.097	16.694	27
177.125	202.0377	24.9128	24.3255	27
202.0377	328.0671	126.0293	123.0586	21
328.0671	352.9799	24.9128	24.3255	21
352.9799	370.0769	17.097	16.694	21
370.0769	388.1508	18.074	17.6479	21
388.1508	414.1383	25.9874	25.3749	21
414.1383	497.8648	83.7265	81.7529	21
497.8648	530.1048	32.2401	31.4801	21

Bottom Flange Thickness for G4

0	32.2401	32.2401	31.4801	1
32.2401	115.9665	83.7265	81.7529	1.5
115.9665	141.954	25.9874	25.3749	1.5
141.954	160.028	18.074	17.6479	3
160.028	177.125	17.097	16.694	3
177.125	202.0377	24.9128	24.3255	1.5
202.0377	328.0671	126.0293	123.0586	1.5
328.0671	352.9799	24.9128	24.3255	1.5
352.9799	370.0769	17.097	16.694	1.5
370.0769	388.1508	18.074	17.6479	1.5
388.1508	414.1383	25.9874	25.3749	1.5
414.1383	497.8648	83.7265	81.7529	1.5
497.8648	530.1048	32.2401	31.4801	1.5

Haunch Thickness for G4

0	32.2401	32.2401	31.4801	4
32.2401	115.9665	83.7265	81.7529	4
115.9665	141.954	25.9874	25.3749	4
141.954	160.028	18.074	17.6479	4
160.028	177.125	17.097	16.694	4
177.125	202.0377	24.9128	24.3255	4
202.0377	328.0671	126.0293	123.0586	4
328.0671	352.9799	24.9128	24.3255	4
352.9799	370.0769	17.097	16.694	4
370.0769	388.1508	18.074	17.6479	4
388.1508	414.1383	25.9874	25.3749	4
414.1383	497.8648	83.7265	81.7529	4
497.8648	530.1048	32.2401	31.4801	4

Completed girders is illustrated below.

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

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