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 Pier Cap Construction
Navigate to Loading > Construction > Substructure > Pier Cap/End Bent (Complete) in the tree view.
Pier cap construction navigation
Step 2: Select Construction Stage
Click the three-dot icon on the Stage cell and select SubstrConstStage.
Stage selection
Step 3: Pick Pier Caps
Click the three-dot icon on the Pier Caps cell and select Pick.
Pick pier caps
Step 4: Select All Pier Caps
Select all Pier Caps that were previously defined from the 3D View.
Select pier caps
Step 5: Complete Selection
Click Done to complete the selection.
Verification
All pier caps should be assigned to the SubstrConstStage.
