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End Bent [EX1-CUG]

End Bent [EX1-CUG]

Please follow the instructions provided below to add the End Bent

1

Navigate to Pier > End/Interior Bent

 

2

Click three-dots icon on the Location cell and select SL1 & SL4

By making this selection, the placement of the End Bent is determined.

 

3

Given that EB1 and EB2 (EndBent) are identical, it is necessary to input the same parameter values for both.

 

 

 

4

Click three-dots icon on the Straight - Tapered Section / Length Section cell and click Edit.

5

Click three-dots icon on the Start Section cell and click Select for EB1 (1st End Bent ).

 

Select "EBSec" as the Starting Section.

Also click three-dots icon on the End Section cell and click Select.

Select "EBSec" as the End Section.

 

Enter Section Length as 45 along Y-Y starting from right .

6

Navigate back to General tab, assign Slope Option as Alignment.

7

Enter Top Elevation Offset from Alignment [ft] value as in the figure

8

Navigate to FEM tab and select a section for Rigid Section.

 

9

The OpenBrIM App automatically select the "RigidSection" object that was defined in the previous step to other objects (such as End Bent, Pier Cap, etc.) that are created for utilization.

 


Navigate to End Bent under Pier on the tree view.

Copy End Bent from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.


Completed pier cap is illustrated below.

 


End Bent

End Bent

General

FEM

EB1 SL1 [[540, EBSec, EBSec]] Alignment N/A -9.00 0.00 0.00 Straight-Tapered EB2 SL4 [[540, EBSec, EBSec]] Alignment N/A -9.00 0.00 0.00 Straight-Tapered
EB1 Yes RigidSection [] 0.00 EB2 Yes RigidSection [] 0.00

 

Section Data

Section Data

Straight - Tapered Section / Length for EB1

Straight - Tapered Section / Length for EB2

[[540, EBSec, EBSec]]

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