# Diaphragm Construction \[CUG] ## Diaphragm Construction **Stage:** Choose the stage at which you intend to construct the diaphragms. **Internal Diaphragms:** Choose the internal diaphragms that you intend to construct. **Internal Diaphragms Construction Method \[Weight only]:** * Weight only: With the weight-only construction method, the self-weight of the diaphragm will be applied to the closest constructed nodes. * Stiffness only: With the stiffness-only construction method, the stiffness of the diaphragm will be activated by constructing the analytical elements without applying its self-weight. * Weight and Stiffness: With the weight and stiffness construction method, both the stiffness of the diaphragm and its self-weight will be activated by constructing the analytical elements. **External Diaphragms:** Choose the external diaphragms that you intend to construct. **External Diaphragms Construction Method \[Weight only/Stiffness only/Weight and Stiffness]:** * Weight only: With the weight-only construction method, the self-weight of the diaphragm will be applied to the closest constructed nodes. * Stiffness only: With the stiffness-only construction method, the stiffness of the diaphragm will be activated by constructing the analytical elements without applying its self-weight. * Weight and Stiffness: With the weight and stiffness construction method, both the stiffness of the diaphragm and its self-weight will be activated by constructing the analytical elements. **Continuity Diaphragms:** Choose the continuity diaphragms that you intend to construct. **Continuity Diaphragms Construction Method \[Weight only/Stiffness only/Weight and Stiffness]:** * Weight only: With the weight-only construction method, the self-weight of the diaphragm will be applied to the closest constructed nodes. * Stiffness only: With the stiffness-only construction method, the stiffness of the diaphragm will be activated by constructing the analytical elements without applying its self-weight. * Weight and Stiffness: With the weight and stiffness construction method, both the stiffness of the diaphragm and its self-weight will be activated by constructing the analytical elements. **End Diaphragms:** Choose the end diaphragms that you intend to construct. **End Diaphragms Construction Method** **\[Weight only/Stiffness only/Weight and Stiffness]:** * Weight only: With the weight-only construction method, the self-weight of the diaphragm will be applied to the closest constructed nodes. * Stiffness only: With the stiffness-only construction method, the stiffness of the diaphragm will be activated by constructing the analytical elements without applying its self-weight. * Weight and Stiffness: With the weight and stiffness construction method, both the stiffness of the diaphragm and its self-weight will be activated by constructing the analytical elements. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.openbrim.org/templates/concrete-u-girder-bridge-workflow/construction-cug/superstructure-construction-cug/diaphragm-construction-cug.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.