V Shape Pier Cap [CG]

The V Shape Pier Cap models a pier cap formed by two inclined limbs meeting at the base, giving the V profile used where a wide deck must be carried on a narrow footprint.

General

Location: Support line the pier cap is placed at.

Left Limb Section: Cross-section assigned to the left limb.

Right Limb Section: Cross-section assigned to the right limb.

Limb to Center Trans. Dist. Top: Transverse distance from the centerline to a limb, measured at the top of the cap (default: 300).

Limb to Center Trans. Dist. Bottom: Transverse distance from the centerline to a limb, measured at the bottom of the cap (default: 80).

Left Limb Slope: Additional slope applied to the left limb (default: 0).

Right Limb Slope: Additional slope applied to the right limb (default: 0).

Top Elevation Offset from Alignment: Vertical offset of the top of the cap from the alignment elevation.

Height: Overall height of the pier cap, from the base of the V to the top (default: 240).

Transverse Offset of Center: Transverse offset of the cap centerline from the alignment (default: 0).

Longitudinal Offset: Longitudinal offset of the cap from the support line, measured along the alignment (default: 0).

FEM

Generate FEM?[Yes=1/No=0]: Setting this to No disables the analytical representation of the pier cap (default: Yes=1).

Rigid Section: Section used for the rigid links that connect the bearings and columns to the cap.

Additional Break Points List: Extra break points inserted into the cap's finite-element discretization.

Vert. Dist. From Top of Sect. to Bottom of Bearing: Vertical distance from the top of the cap section to the underside of the bearings (default: 0).

Mesh Size: Maximum finite-element size used when meshing the cap (default: 120).

Referencing Objects

Pier Columns: Column objects that frame into this pier cap. (Read-only)

Structure States: Construction stage objects that stage this pier cap. (Read-only)

Piles: Pile objects under this pier cap. (Read-only)

Tendons: Tendon objects running through this pier cap. (Read-only)

Stempiers: Stem pier objects associated with this pier cap. (Read-only)