# Girder and Diaphragm Construction \[PIG]

## Girder Construction

**Stage:** Specify the stage at which the girders are constructed.

**Girders:** Select or pick the girders that are constructed at the specified stage.

**Diaphragms:** Select or pick the diaphragms that are constructed at the specified stage.

**Diaphragm and Bracing:** Select or pick the diaphragm and bracing objects constructed at the specified stage. These elements are added to the model with their stiffness and, unless suppressed, their self-weight.

**Girder Self Weight Factor:** The Girder Self-Weight Factor is a parameter used to adjust the contribution of a girder's own weight to the overall structural load calculations. This factor allows for the scaling or modification of the girder's self-weight in finite element analysis (FEA).


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