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Roadway Alignment [EX1-SIG]

Roadway Alignment [EX1-SIG]

After clicking on 'Bridge Geometry> Roadway Alignment' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Roadway Alignment You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter.

1

Enter Start Station as 0.

2

Click the three-dots icon on the Start Station cell, and then click 'Editor' to define alignment properties.

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3

4

Click + icon next to the Horizontal and add a circular segment.

 

5

Enter Length as 530 ft, Radius as 700 ft, Direction as Towards Right and after click accept button.

 

6

7

In this example, vertical data of alignment is set to 0.

8

9

Click + icon next to the Transverse to define the alignment cross-section at a specific station.

 

10

Enter the cross-section Station as 0 ft.

11

Enter the Left Edge to PGL distance as 20 ft.

12

Click + icon next to the At Sta+0 and add a section component.

13

Enter the Width as 40 ft and Slope as %-5.

14

Repeat Steps 9-10-11 for Station 530 ft. Then click + icon next to the At Sta 5+30 and single line of a polyline that defines your entire cross slope.

15

Enter the Width as 40 ft and Slope as %-5.

16

Click Accept.

 

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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.

 

The completed alignment 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.

 

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

 

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