Pier Cap [EX1-PIG]
- mert.goktas (Unlicensed)
Please follow the instructions provided below to add the pier cap.
| 1 | Navigate to Pier > Pier Cap | 
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| 2 | Click three-dots icon on the Location cell and select Pier1 (Pier Cap) 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 | 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 36.5 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 Pier Caps for the Pier 2 location, please follow the previous steps and repeat them accordingly. |
| 1 | Navigate to Pier Cap under Pier on the tree view. |
| 2 | Copy General from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. |
Completed pier cap is illustrated below
Pier Cap | |
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General | FEM |
PierCap1 Pier1 [[438, PierCap_exist, PierCap_exist]] Alignment N/A -5.3 5.5 0 Straight-Tapered
PierCap2 Pier2 [[438, PierCap_exist, PierCap_exist]] Alignment N/A -5.4 5.4 0 Straight-Tapered
| PierCap1 Yes RigidSec [] 0
PierCap2 Yes RigidSec [] 0
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Section Data | |
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Straight - Tapered Section / Length for PierCap1 | Straight - Tapered Section / Length for PierCap2 |
36.5 PierCap_exist PierCap_exist
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