End/Interior Bent [EX1-PIG]
- mert.goktas (Unlicensed)
Please follow the instructions provided below to add the End/Interior Bent
| 1 | Navigate to Pier > End/Interior Bent | 
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| 2 | Click three-dots icon on the Location cell and select Abut1 (End Bent) Enter name as EndBent1 | |
| 3 | Click three-dots icon on the Straight - Tapered Section / Length Section cell and click Edit. | 
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| 4 | Click three-dots icon on the Start Section cell and click Select for EndBent1 (1st End Bent ). Select "Rectangle_exist_EBcap" as the Starting Section.
Also click three-dots icon on the End Section cell and click Select.
Select "Rectangle_exist_EBcap" as the End Section.
Enter Section Length as 36 along Y-Y starting from right . | |
| 5 | Navigate back to General tab, set Slope Option as Alignment. |
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| 6 | Enter Top Elevation Offset from Alignment [ft] value as in the figure | |
| 7 | Enter Transverse Offset [ft] value as in the figure | |
| 8 | Navigate to FEM tab and select a section for Rigid Section. |
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| 9 | To create End Bents for the another location, please follow the previous steps and repeat them accordingly. |
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Navigate to End/Interior Bent under Pier on the tree view. |
Copy End Bent from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. |
Completed pier cap is illustrated below.
End/Interior Bent | |
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End/Interior Bent | FEM |
EndBent1 Abut1 [[432, Rectangle_exist_EBcap, Rectangle_exist_EBcap]] Alignment N/A -5.1 4.7 0 Straight-Tapered
EndBent2 Abut2 [[432, Rectangle_exist_EBcap, Rectangle_exist_EBcap]] Alignment N/A -5.2 5.4 0 Straight-Tapered | EndBent1 Yes RigidSec [] 0
EndBent2 Yes RigidSec [] 0
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Section Data | |
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Straight - Tapered Section / Length for EndBent1 | Straight - Tapered Section / Length for EndBent2 |
36 Rectangle_exist_EBcap Rectangle_exist_EBcap | |