Pier Cap/Bent Construction (Complete)

This section defines the pier cap construction stage.

Navigation: Construction > Substructure Construction > Pier Cap/Bent Construction

For detailed parameter explanations, see the Pier Cap/Bent Construction (Complete) Reference.

Overview

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.