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.
