Concrete Deck [EX1-SIG]
After clicking on 'Superstructure> Deck> Concrete Deck' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Concrete Deck. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter.
| 1 | Click three-dots icon on Cross Sections cell and Edit. |
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| 2 | Click the three-dots icon on the Cross Section Location cell, and then set Abut1. |
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| 3 | 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 Cross Section, Girders and Material are set in the next step. |  |
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| 5 | Keep the Offset from Support Line as default. |  |
| 6 | Keep the Skew Angle as default. |  |
| 7 | Move to the second row. Click the three-dots icon on the Cross Section Location cell, and then set Abut4. |  |
| 8 | Click three-dots on the first cell of the Girders and pick the girders G1, G2, G3, G4 |
  
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| 9 | Keep Taper as default. |
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| 10 | Click the three-dots icon on the Material cell, and then select Fc_4ksiforDeck.
If you have reached this stage and you don't have a material to select, and if you want to use the Import Button, you can refer to the Quick Tip. |
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| 12 | Click three-dots icon on Deck Reinforcement Data cell and Edit. |
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| 13 | Enter the Start Station as 0. |  |
| 14 | Enter the End Station as 530. |  |
| 15 | Click the three-dots icon on the Deck Rebar Material cell, and then set A615_60. |  |
| 16 | Enter the Long. Deck Rebar Spacing (Top Layer) and Long. Deck Rebar Spacing (Bottom Layer) as 5. |  |
| 17 | Click the three-dots icon on the Long. Deck Rebar (Top Layer) cell, and then set ASTMA615No8. | 
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| 18 | Click the three-dots icon on the Long. Deck Rebar (Bottom Layer) cell, and then set ASTMA615No6. |  |
| 19 | Keep the Clear Cover(Top) as default. |  |
| 20 | Enter the Clear Cover(Bottom) as 3. |  |
| 21 | Keep the Concrete creep adjustment factor as default. |  |
| 22 | Keep FEA and 3D Settings tabs parameters as default. |
 
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| 23 | When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the 3D view of OpenBrIM. |  |
| 24 | Proceed to the next step to verify the model. | |
The completed concrete deck 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.
