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Please follow the instructions provided below to add F shape barriers to Right sides of the bridge.

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Navigate to Superstructure Attachments > F Shape Barrier

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The F barrier will be defined on all decks, specifically on the right side of each deck.

Click three-dots icon on Deck cell and set Span1.

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Select the Orientation of the barrier for the right side as in the figure.

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Set the concrete Material of the barrier to Fc_3_2ksi_NoStiffness.

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Enter Start Transverse Location and End Transverse Location as Right.

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Navigate to Dimension tab at spreadsheet.

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Enter the dimension parameters as in the figure

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To create F barriers for the 2nd and 3rd spans, please follow the previous steps and repeat them accordingly.

Also enter the names of the F Shape Barriers as in the figure.

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 Quick Tip

Barriers are included in the FE model to distribute the Wind Forces.

 Quick Tip: Transverse Offset Direction

Offset values use PGL as the reference point.


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

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Navigate to F Shape Barrier under Superstructure Attachments on the tree view.

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Copy F Shape Barrier, and Dimensions from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

The F Shape Barrier that have been created are illustrated below.


 Quick Tip: Copy inputs to OpenBrIM

Copy the desired data with the automatic copy button in the upper left corner.

Click on the first cell in and use the Ctrl+V shortcut to paste.

If icon won’t appear, collapse page tree menu by clicking on arrow or using shortcut “[”.

While pasting large data, it would be handy to turn of Auto-refresh .

F Shape Barrier

F Shape Barrier

Dimensions

BR1	Span1	Right	Fc_3_2ksi_NoStiffness	Right	Right
BR2	Span2	Right	Fc_3_2ksi_NoStiffness	Right	Right
BR3	Span3	Right	Fc_3_2ksi_NoStiffness	Right	Right
BR1	32	18.5	13	10.75	0
BR2	32	18.5	13	10.75	0
BR3	32	18.5	13	10.75	0

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