Pier Column Construction

This section defines the pier column construction stage.

Navigation: Construction > Substructure Construction > Pier Column Construction

For detailed parameter explanations, see the Pier Column Construction 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 Column Construction

Navigate to Loading > Construction > Substructure > Pier Column in the tree view.

Pier column construction navigation

Step 2: Select Construction Stage

Click the three-dot icon on the Stage cell and select SubstrConstStage.

Stage selection

Step 3: Pick Columns

Click the three-dot icon on the Columns cell and select Pick.

Pick columns

Step 4: Select All Columns

Select all Columns that were previously defined from the 3D View.

Select columns

Step 5: Complete Selection

Click Done to complete the selection.

Verification

All pier columns should be assigned to the SubstrConstStage.