The design process of steel girder bridges typically involves modeling the construction of pier caps, pier columns, foundations, and piles as a single stage to streamline the analysis and reduce the number of required stages. However, in real-world construction, these components may be constructed separately over multiple stages, depending on factors such as site conditions, available resources, and project schedule. OpenBrIM offers features that allow users to model these details with various stages and time-dependent staged construction analysis.
Steps
Step 1: Navigate to Foundation Construction
Navigate to Loading > Construction > Substructure > Foundation (Complete) in the tree view.
Foundation construction navigation
Step 2: Select Construction Stage
Click the three-dot icon on the Stage cell and select SubstrConstStage.
Stage selection
Step 3: Pick Foundations
Click the three-dot icon on the Foundation cell and select Pick.
Pick foundations
Step 4: Select All Foundations
Select all Foundations that were previously defined from the 3D View.
Select foundations
Step 5: Complete Selection
Click Done to complete the selection.
Verification
All foundations should be assigned to the SubstrConstStage.
