Bridge Bent Column Data Form

Access the Bridge Bent Column Data form, with the Bridge Modeler enabled, as follows:

Click the Bridge menu > Bents command, or on the Bridge Wizard form select the Bent Definition item and click the Define/Show Bents button, to display the Define Bridge Bents form.
Click the Add New Bridge Bent button or highlight the name of a previously defined bent in the Bridge Bents area and click the Add Copy of Bridge Bent or Modify/Show Bridge Bent button to display the Bridge Bent Data form.
Click the Modify/Show Column Data button to display the Bridge Bent Column Data form.

Use the Bridge Bent Column Data form to define the property, the location, the height, angle and base support for the bridge column.

Bridge Bent Name display box. This is the name of the bridge bent, specified on the Bridge Bent Data form.
Units drop-down list. Use the displayed units or select new units from the drop-down list for use on this form.
Column Data. Use the spreadsheet in this area of the form to specify the column definition.

Column. The numbers in this column are program assigned according to the Number of Columns specified on the Bridge Bent Data form.
Section. Click in this cell to display a drop-down list of available section definitions for the column.
Distance. Identify the location of the column by entering the distance from the left end of the cap beam to the center of the column.
Height. Specify the height of the column, measured from the top of the cap beam to the bottom of the column.
Angle. Specify the orientation of the column in degrees counterclockwise between a line parallel to the bent and the column local 2 axis.
Base Support. Specify if the base support is free, fixed or has partial fixity.

Moment Releases at Top of Column. Use the cells in this area of the form to specify free, fixed, or partial fixity for the moment releases at the top of the column. If partial fixity is selected, also specify a stiffness factor.