# Abutment Construction \[SIG]

This object manages the construction staging for abutments in staged construction analysis.

## General

**Stage:** Select the construction stage in which the abutment will be constructed. The finite elements for the abutment will be activated and their self-weight will be applied during this stage.

**Abutment:** Select the abutment to be constructed (minimum 0, maximum 999 abutments).

**Self Weight Factor:** Controls the scaling of self-weight during finite element analysis (default: 1.0).


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